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Vikki Slade is pushing to ban disposable barbeques to help reduce the risk of wildfires on Dorset’s heathlands.

Dorset Police, together with local councils, the fire service and Business Improvement Districts, are working together to keep the county safe.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging the public to #BringAPicnicNotABBQ this summer to prevent wildfires.

Ahead of the Bank Holiday and with the Bournemouth Air Festival from 1-4 September the area will see a large influx of people.

People are being advised to be fire safe with the dry spell set to continue and temperatures predicted to rise again.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging campsite managers in the county to take precautions to minimise fire risks.

If you see signage forbidding lighting fires in many areas of Dorset, be aware you could be fined if you do so.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) is asking that people take picnics, not BBQs on their days out to prevent wildfires.

There has already been one fire in Wareham Forest this week, and Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service hope to avoid another.