Village evacuated due to Cairngorms wildfire
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Nethy Bridge evacuated. Scary!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k7g15v3epo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k7g15v3epo
BBC said:
A major incident has been declared by Police Scotland as emergency services continue to tackle a wildfire which has been burning in the Cairngorms National Park for 10 days.
The force said it followed "a significant change in weather conditions" which has increased the risk of fire spreading towards the village of Nethy Bridge.
All Nethy Bridge residents have been evacuated as a precaution to allow emergency services to continue their response.
The force said it followed "a significant change in weather conditions" which has increased the risk of fire spreading towards the village of Nethy Bridge.
All Nethy Bridge residents have been evacuated as a precaution to allow emergency services to continue their response.
Over 200k people in France and Spain have been evacuated!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjlenp0xk8o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjlenp0xk8o
I've got a friend up there who's helping to move livestock. Another good friend who's spent the past two weeks dealing with the fires in the Peak District.
The overriding message from both is how utterly under prepared and resourced the FRS is in both locations and the desperate need for aerial support that currently doesn't exist. They're both absolutely exhausted, but there's no national plan as such to swing into action to relieve them.
There was a large call out last night for machine operators, jcb, bulldozers etc + RAF and 39 REME to help build a firebreak and a current call for stabling, pastures etc to help displaced livestock.
The overriding message from both is how utterly under prepared and resourced the FRS is in both locations and the desperate need for aerial support that currently doesn't exist. They're both absolutely exhausted, but there's no national plan as such to swing into action to relieve them.
There was a large call out last night for machine operators, jcb, bulldozers etc + RAF and 39 REME to help build a firebreak and a current call for stabling, pastures etc to help displaced livestock.
I wonder if it's just coincidence this year was to be the first with strict rules/restrictions around the muirburn season requiring permits and trained practitioners ? Now the climate change/net zero/carbon sequestration lot have got involved in these areas (potential of a few quid for the landed gentry that own the land no doubt) some of the people that actually do the physical management the way it has been done for hundreds of years are not too happy about it.
I dare say going forward there will be more accidental fires that just happen to take place in the areas of the Cairngorm National Park the muirburn will be restricted or banned in the future given what looks like more than 50% of the area that was traditionally managed burns will no longer be subject to them (creating more fuel for a more intense fire when the inevitable "accidents" occur).
I dare say going forward there will be more accidental fires that just happen to take place in the areas of the Cairngorm National Park the muirburn will be restricted or banned in the future given what looks like more than 50% of the area that was traditionally managed burns will no longer be subject to them (creating more fuel for a more intense fire when the inevitable "accidents" occur).
ben5575 said:
I've got a friend up there who's helping to move livestock. Another good friend who's spent the past two weeks dealing with the fires in the Peak District.
The overriding message from both is how utterly under prepared and resourced the FRS is in both locations and the desperate need for aerial support that currently doesn't exist. They're both absolutely exhausted, but there's no national plan as such to swing into action to relieve them.
There was a large call out last night for machine operators, jcb, bulldozers etc + RAF and 39 REME to help build a firebreak and a current call for stabling, pastures etc to help displaced livestock.
BIL who lives in Tintwhistle is a volunteer for the mountain rescue. He has spent a couple of weeks dousing the peat on the moors to try and prevent the 'fires' spreading. The overriding message from both is how utterly under prepared and resourced the FRS is in both locations and the desperate need for aerial support that currently doesn't exist. They're both absolutely exhausted, but there's no national plan as such to swing into action to relieve them.
There was a large call out last night for machine operators, jcb, bulldozers etc + RAF and 39 REME to help build a firebreak and a current call for stabling, pastures etc to help displaced livestock.
wc98 said:
I wonder if it's just coincidence this year was to be the first with strict rules/restrictions around the muirburn season requiring permits and trained practitioners ? Now the climate change/net zero/carbon sequestration lot have got involved in these areas (potential of a few quid for the landed gentry that own the land no doubt) some of the people that actually do the physical management the way it has been done for hundreds of years are not too happy about it.
I dare say going forward there will be more accidental fires that just happen to take place in the areas of the Cairngorm National Park the muirburn will be restricted or banned in the future given what looks like more than 50% of the area that was traditionally managed burns will no longer be subject to them (creating more fuel for a more intense fire when the inevitable "accidents" occur).
Of course you're assuming that the current landscape is natural. The point of muirburn, and the landscape devastation for a few hundred years, is to maintain a shooting space. Natural landscapes have more resistance to the issues.I dare say going forward there will be more accidental fires that just happen to take place in the areas of the Cairngorm National Park the muirburn will be restricted or banned in the future given what looks like more than 50% of the area that was traditionally managed burns will no longer be subject to them (creating more fuel for a more intense fire when the inevitable "accidents" occur).
There will need to be a difficult transition period. But long term, the gains are there.
Bear in mind most of this burn is across well managed land. More relevant is how climate change is altering the fire risk. More scary are the predicted fires in SE England...
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