On 28 June 2023, Scotland had the UK’s largest-ever wildfire covering 30 square miles of highland scrub and woodland just south of Inverness. On an international scale, meanwhile, wildfires seem to occupy the news daily as global temperatures continue to…
Going carbon zero and social value a must for fire services
It has become abundantly clear that climate change will have an increasing impact on emergency services. The number of weather-related incidents we attend is on the rise, but it is not a steady rise that supports gradual adaptation. In 2018…
The environmental impact of fire service activities
The explosion and subsequent fire at the fuel storage depot at Buncefield are familiar to most fire fighters; the issues linked to extinguishing the blaze are well versed and have been incorporated in to the training of many fire and…