Fire Service Issue Warning As Heatwave Continues

The Fire Service has issued a warning as the heatwave continues.

People are being urged not to have bonfires and to be very careful when having a barbecues, as the ground is so dry that fire can spread extremely fast.

Both Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Services have dealt with a number of field fires and other blazes in the open over the past few weeks, the latest near Desborough on Sunday.

A field fire

People are also being urged not to be tempted to go into open water to cool down after a 14 year old boy died when he got into difficulty in a lake in Hertfordshire on Monday.

Firefighters have visited Saddington Reservoir, a popular site during hot weather, to get the safety message out.

Matt Cain is head of Operational Response at Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and spoke to HFM’s Nick Shaw: