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The fire services in the United Kingdom operate under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England and Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. As of 2023, emergency cover is provided by 49 fire and rescue services (FRS) in the UK. [1]
The 2023 wildfire season involves wildfires on multiple continents. Below is an ongoing list of articles on wildfires from around the world in the year 2023. Africa
The Wennington wildfire was a wildfire that took place in Wennington, east London, on 19 July 2022 during the 2022 United Kingdom heatwave.No-one was killed, but the wildfire destroyed about 18–19 houses, including all the possessions of many residents. [3]
COVID-19 in the UK: Office for National Statistics data for the week ending 7 March (6 March in Scotland) indicates COVID-19 cases are falling in Scotland, but the picture is uncertain in the rest of the UK. In England, the survey suggests that 1,322,000 tested positive for the virus, equating to 2.36% of the population, or around 1 in 40. [185]
Starting on 24 June 2018 and continuing throughout the summer, a record-breaking series of wildfires burned across the United Kingdom.The two largest fires, which were declared major incidents, burned over 7 square miles (4,480 acres; 18 km 2) each and broke out on Saddleworth Moor in Greater Manchester and Winter Hill in Lancashire.
Wildfires are a common annual occurrence in the United Kingdom, though they are rarely serious and generally have a limited impact. [8] According to the Forestry Commission, between 2009 and 2017 an average of 4,600 hectares (11,000 acres; 18 sq mi) of land was burned by wildfire incidents every year in England, with the majority covering less than 1 hectare (2.5 acres; 12,000 sq yd) and only ...
10 August – a fire on the Noteć Forest burned 6,000 ha (15,000 acres) of forest. 26 August – Kuźnia Raciborska fire: on a fire in and around Kuźnia Raciborska destroyed 90.62 km 2 (34.99 sq mi) of forest and killed two firefighters. [13] 2020: A fire in the Biebrza National Park burned 6,000 ha of forest.
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Norfolk in the east of England. The county consists of around 870,100 people, covering the 4th largest area in England with 2,074 square miles including 200 miles of inland waterways, 90 miles of coastline and 6,125 miles of roads.