#Climatecrisis | #UKfirefighters have warned that 2025 is on track to beat the national record for #wildfires, with frontline staff “pushed to their limits”
In #England and #Wales alone, crews have already tackled 856 wildfires this year, the National Fire Chiefs Council (#NFCC) said – a third higher than the record-breaking totals seen in 2022 and six times the number recorded last year – warning that hot and dry weather means the figures will likely only increase

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/14/2025-on-track-to-beat-uk-record-for-wildfires-warn-firefighters

2025 on track to beat UK record for wildfires, warn firefighters

Professional body says firefighters ‘pushed to brink’ by climate crisis-fuelled blazes, as wildfire in North Yorkshire continues to burn

The Guardian