Moorland: Fires
Commons · Question 7284 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance on the criteria to be used to determine when to use a helicopter to help put out moorland fires.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 10 Oct 2024
Fire and Rescue Services are operationally independent in England. Each fire and rescue authority is required to plan for the foreseeable risks in their area (including wildfire), through their Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) while having regard to ...