{"id":1117804,"date":"2026-07-29T09:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1117804\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:32:14","slug":"garden-wildfire-alert-fire-chiefs-issue-barbecues-warning-to-londoners-as-threat-level-peaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1117804\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden wildfire alert: Fire chiefs issue barbecues warning to Londoners as threat level peaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*  BBQs in gardens should be set up on level ground<\/p>\n<p>* Keep your BBQ away from flammable materials like dry brush, long grasses, fences or sheds<\/p>\n<p>*  Avoid setting up your BBQ on any decking in your garden <\/p>\n<p>* If you live in a property with a balcony, never use it is a place to set up your BBQ<\/p>\n<p>* BBQs should not be used in parks or open spaces  <\/p>\n<p>* Keep grass cut short (below 7cm) in your garden  <\/p>\n<p>* Consider cutting back trees and shrubs that are close to your home <\/p>\n<p>* Dispose of your garden waste responsibly  <\/p>\n<p>* If possible create a fire break around your property. You can do this by clearing 2-3m around all sides of your home and garden<\/p>\n<p>* Clear flammable debris, like dead leaves, from your garden and guttering<\/p>\n<p>* Try to position any sheds or garden furniture away from your home<\/p>\n<p>* Keeping your garden watered in dry spells makes it less combustible. If a hosepipe ban is in place, consider using water butts or wastewater from your home to water your garden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"* BBQs in gardens should be set up on level ground * Keep your BBQ away from flammable&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1117805,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[35438,2461,138,12,5848,16,15,732],"class_list":["post-1117804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uk","category-united-kingdom","tag-gardens","tag-heatwave","tag-london-fire-brigade","tag-news","tag-royal-parks","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-wildfires"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117002577246251927","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117804","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=1117804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1117805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1117804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1117804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1117804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}