Dorset campsite managers urged to be fire safe
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging campsite managers in the county to take precautions to minimise fire risks.
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging campsite managers in the county to take precautions to minimise fire risks.
Three organisations are working together to remind everyone that campfires and barbeques are not allowed on heathland sites.
All Saints Church was almost burned to the ground and its contents destroyed in a fire last Thursday 14 July.
If you see signage forbidding lighting fires in many areas of Dorset, be aware you could be fined if you do so.
Once again Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is reminding people of the dangers of portable barbecues.
An Amber wildfire alert has been issued for parts of the Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service area for the coming weekend as temperatures are set to soar.
Volunteers and other groups including BCP Rangers have pulled together to rescue animals caught up in the fire.
The fire, which destroyed 16.7 hectares of Canford Heath last Saturday, killed at least 23 animals.
The cause of a fire at Canford Heath in Poole is currently unknown. Anyone with information or mobile phone footage is urged to contact the police.
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue has issued electrical safety advice following the garage fire in Forest Edge Drive.