Photo credit: Surrey County Council. Photo shows recent wild fire at Box Hill.
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is urging residents to be ‘Wildfire Aware’ after crews responded to a number of open fires last week.
Firefighters attended the fires on Redhill Common, woodland in Merstham and areas in the West of the County. The fires have largely been caused by barbecues and campfires.
The Fire Service encourages people to take steps this Easter Holiday to swap barbecues for picnics and to take litter home. It asks people to dispose of cigarette ends properly and refrain from throwing them out of a car window.
With a dryer than average March and warm weather continuing into April, Surrey is currently covered by the Amber assessment meaning wildfire risk is ‘very high’.
Photo credit: Surrey County Council.