Firefighters contain gorse blaze in Cork
Cork City Fire Brigade were called upon to tackle a “significant” gorse fire yesterday (Monday, July 13) that threatened to spread to nearby houses.
The organisation said on social media last night: “Crews have been in attendance assisting our colleagues Cork County Fire at a significant gorse fire in Crosshaven.
“Firefighters worked tirelessly alongside each other for over four hours to bring the incident under control.
“Thanks to their coordinated efforts, the fire was successfully prevented from spreading to nearby homes, protecting local residents and property.”
Cork City Fire Brigade described the operation as a great example of teamwork, professionalism and dedication by all crews involved.
It added: “We would also like to thank the public for their patience and cooperation while emergency services dealt with the incident.”
Fires
The past week has been busy for firefighters.
Kildare County Council's Fire Service confirmed it was called out to a hayfield fire in Tomard, Athy, Co. Kildare over the weekend.
The fire service told Agriland that it attended the field fire on Saturday (July 11).
It said: "Appliances from Athy and Stradbally (Laois Fire Service) were on scene from approximately 3:00pm to 5:15p.m.
"The fire service used a combination of beaters, backpack sprayers and hose lines to extinguish the fire."
It said that there is no indication as to the cause of the fire.
Rural England also experienced a fire incident over the weekend.
A number of local farmers from a community in Berkshire mobilised on Sunday (July 12) to help emergency fire crews halt the spread of a massive grass fire.
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that at 6:08p.m yesterday, crews from Gamlingay, Huntingdon, St. Neots, Chatteris, Ramsey’s water carrier and Cambridgeshire’s 4x4 vehicle along with Potton, Kempston and Sandy (Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service) were called to a fire in the open off Tetworth Hall Estate Road.
Firefighters arrived to find a fire affecting grass, trees and hedgerows which was spreading quickly.
