Wildfire advice

Top tips

If you are out enjoying exercise or having a BBQ/picnic in the countryside, check out our top tips:

• Open fires shouldn't be lit in the countryside
• Sunlight shining through glass can start large fires - take glass bottles/jars home or put them in a waste or recycling bin
• Keep young children and ball games away from barbecues and camp fires
• Extinguish cigarettes and other smoking materials properly - this means making sure they are completely out
• Only use barbecues or camp fires in suitable and safe areas and never leave them unattended
• Ensure that your barbecue is fully extinguished and cold before disposing of the contents
• Only picnic in designated areas
• Obey safety signs
• Never throw cigarette ends out of car windows - they can ruin whole fields of crops, forest or areas of natural beauty

If a fire breaks out 📱

• Do not attempt to tackle the fire
• Give a map reference if possible or land mark - your local fire service will know where you are from your mobile phone
• Wait for the arrival of the fire appliance or ranger in a safe location near a road or carpark
• Estimate the size of the fire if possible

Don't tackle fires yourself. Always leave it to the professionals.

• If you have information about illegal fire setting and those responsible please report them (anonymous) to Crimestoppers online or by phone on 0800 555 111
• For more information and guidance see our hot weather safety advice