Fire at Slop Bog

Today at 19.22 Fire & Rescue and Police responded to reports of a Fire at Slop Bog in Ferndown. The cause is unknown. 

The arrival of warmer weather has prompted a warning about wildfires. The fire service is urging people to:

🔥 Avoid having open fires or using barbecues in the countryside.

🔥 Extinguish smoking materials properly, and do not throw cigarette ends on the ground or out of car windows – take your litter home.

🔥 If you see a fire in the countryside, report it immediately to the fire service.

🔥 When calling the fire service, get to a safe place, note the fire location, call 999 and meet the fire service at the access point.

🔥 Do not attempt to tackle fires that cannot be put out with a bucket of water – leave the area as quickly as possible.

🔥 If you are at the beach, do not set off flares, have campfires or light barbecues as these can easily lead to gorse and foliage on the cliffs catching fire.