What you can do to help
Stay safe and help protect the countryside, residents and visitors. When visiting rural and moorland areas, you must be aware of these rules:
- Do not discard cigarettes in the countryside! Dispose of smoking materials properly and make sure they have been “died out”.
- Clear away bottles, glasses and any broken glass so they do not magnify the sun and start a fire.
- Report illegal fire setting activities and those that do it (anonymously) to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
If you see a fire:
- Contact the Fire Service immediately – dial 999 – Do not assume it has already been reported!
- Do not attempt to tackle fires that cannot be put out with a bucket of water.
- Give a map reference (if possible) or give a landmark like a farm or pub to help find the fire.
- Guess the size of the area that is burning.
- Say what type of terrain it is (grass, bracken, forest, open moorland).
- Leave the area as soon as possible.