Scottish Fire and Rescue Service<\/a> and\u00a0Scottish Wildfire Forum have issued an extreme danger assessment which is in place until Monday, May 19, for all areas.<\/p>\nThe hot, dry weather makes ideal conditions for fire to spread and most wildfires are caused by human activity.<\/p>\n
Area commander Michael Humphreys,\u00a0SFR wildfire lead\u00a0said: “Responsible human behaviour can significantly lower the chance of a wildfire starting.<\/p>\n
Read More:<\/strong><\/p>\n“That’s why we’re urging people to absolutely avoid the use of naked flames, including barbecues, at this time.<\/p>\n
“It only takes one spark to start a wildfire and things can get out of hand very, very quickly.<\/p>\n
“Discarded cigarettes and unsupervised campfires pose a significant threat, so it’s vital to follow all safety advice when outdoors and to make sure you are familiar with the Scottish Outdoor Access Code at all times.”<\/p>\n
An extreme wildfire warning map for all of Scotland (Image: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service) Remote and rural communities, in particular, are impacted by wildfire.<\/p>\n
Area Commander Humphreys added: “Many rural and remote communities are hugely impacted by wildfires, which can cause significant damage.<\/p>\n
“Livestock, farmland, wildlife, protected woodland and sites of special scientific interest can all be devastated by these fires – as can the lives of people living and working in rural communities.<\/p>\n
“These fires can also have a hugely negative impact on the environment and the release of air polluting gases into the atmosphere.”<\/p>\n
The SFRS has an array of wildfire prevention and safety advice on its\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An extreme wildfire warning is in place across Scotland for the weekend as people are urged to follow…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5009],"tags":[748,48603,4884,48601,712,1143,16,15,48602],"class_list":{"0":"post-105985","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scotland","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-extreme-danger","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-michael-humphreys","12":"tag-scotland","13":"tag-scottish-fire-and-rescue-service","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-wildfire"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114516964620270167","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}