“It’s been an incredibly busy week'
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service have revealed they attended almost five times as many fires over the last week as this time last year. Their control room also processed three times as many calls during the heatwave.
NFRS said the hot and dry temperatures have undoubtedly played a part in this, with the conditions making fires easier to spread. However, over 50 of last week's fires attended by NFRS are believed to have been started deliberately, including two in the same area of Northampton in just 24 hours. NFRS revealed the significant difference this year is in the number of ‘secondary fires’ they have dealt with. These are fires that occur out in the open.
Chief Fire Officer Darren Dovey said: “It’s been an incredibly busy week for us in Northamptonshire and our Control Room staff have had to deal with a lot more calls than they usually would have, and our crews have been dealing with regular largescale incidents in incredibly tough working conditions.At NorthantsLive we're more than just news. We cover what people are talking about every day and celebrate the very best that this incredible part of the world has to offer.
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