The heatwave and lack of rain combined have created tinder-dry conditions triggering the risk of wildfires in England and parts of Wales, while an extreme wildfire warning is already in place in northeast Scotland.
He said:
"It is very early in the summer and last year when we had the fires in London, that was extreme, but that was a lot later in the year.UK Wildfire Tactical Advisor, Craig Hope Sky News joined firefighters from around the country as they watched a specialist team from the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service tackle a blaze on Rhigos mountain near Abergavenny.The Rhigos fire started on Friday evening but repeated attempts to douse the flames have failed.Repeated attempts to douse the flames have failed
In a concerted effort to bring the fire under control the service used a helicopter to drop water on the flames and brought in excavators to create fire breaks.There, the team set light to the grass and trees in a controlled burn to box in the main fire and stop it spreading through another spruce plantation towards a nearby wind farm.
Using fire to fight fire is a tactic common in Canada and California, but the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is one of the few in the UK to use it.Chris Deacon, watch manager for the service, said:"Because of the weather conditions, it doesn't matter how much water we put on this fire, it will dry out and it will reignite.
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