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Crews tackle record 996 wildfires in 2025
Western Mail
|September 06, 2025
FIRE crews in Wales and England have responded to 996 wildfire incidents so far in 2025, the highest number on record.
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Meanwhile, the number of firefighters is down 25% since 2008, the equivalent of around 11,000 wholetime crew members, according to the National Fire Chief Council (NFCC).
Fire and rescue services are facing a 20% increase in demand since 2014 and wildfire numbers have rocketed this year as a result of the dry spring and four summer heatwaves, the charity and independent membership association reported.
NFCC chairman Phil Garrigan said: “The cooler months may be on their way, but the climate emergency is not going anywhere. If it is not wildfires, it is floods - and fire and rescue will always be on the frontline.”
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