75 firefighters tackle large wildfire in Poole
Around 4-6 hectares of heath caught fire.
Around 75 firefights have tackled a large grass wildfire in Poole.
On Sunday afternoon (24 August), firefighters from Poole were called to reports of a grass fire off Alder Road.
At its peak, there were 15 fire engines and 75 firefighters at the scene battling a blaze affecting 4-6 hectares of heath.
The fire involved grass and trees and firefighters worked hard to prevent the spread to neighbouring properties.
By 9:30pm, they had dampened down the affected heath, and left the scene.
Crews from Poole, Hamworthy, Westbourne, Springbourne, Redhill Park, Wimborne, Weymouth, Sturminster Newton, Ferndown, Shaftesbury, Mere and colleagues from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were deployed to the incident.
The Unimog from Wareham, landrovers from Christchurch and Bere Regis as well as a Water Carrier were also in attendance.
The fire service are working with Dorset Police to investigate the cause of the blaze.