Crews Tackle Grass Fire In Cummingston

Fire crews were called out to a grass fire beside the old railway line in Cummingston, Burghead last night.

The call was received by control at 8.55pm on 13th April and six appliances were sent to the scene.

A water carrier from Buckie, Incident Command Unit from Altens, the Welfare Pod from Huntly and the Forestry Pod from Elgin were joined at the scene by pumps from Rothes, two from Forres, one from Fochabers, one from Elgin and a pump from Lossiemouth.

Crews extinguished the fire using two main jets, a high pressure lance from the all-terrain vehicle, a light portable pump, knapsack sprayers and fire beaters.

The fire was brought under control at 12.12am this morning.

Chair of the Scottish Wildfire Forum and Deputy Assistant Chief Officer for the North Service Delivery Area, Andy Coueslant, said: “We continue to raise awareness about wildfires in an effort to reduce the number of these incidents across the country.

“Information and advice is readily available about preventing countryside fires, such as the Muirburn Code and Scottish Outdoor Access Code.

“We want people to Join Scotland’s Fight Against Fire and we are urging communities, tourists and visitors to be aware of the heightened risk of wildfire at this time of year.

“SFRS want people to act responsibly in a countryside environment, such as properly disposing of smoking materials and ensuring BBQs and campfires are properly extinguished to prevent these fires happening in the first place.”