Crews called to tackle grass fires

By Ian Harvey | Walsall | Crime | Published: Jul 28, 2018

Firefighters have been called out again to a number of bush and grass fires in the region.

People were warned to stay away from Saltwells Local Nature Reserve in Netherton last night as crews tackled a bush fire.

3 appliances from @WMFSDudley & @hadencrossfire are currently dealing with this bush fire in Saltwells Nature Reserve. Please stay away from this area@WestMidsFire pic.twitter.com/Nem0iYiB5W
— Dudley Fire Station (@WMFSDudley) July 27, 2018

We've seen several large fires in crop fields recently so we've teamed up with @NFUWestMids to urge farmers to take some steps to prevent crop fires/fire spread in crop fields. More info & advice from NFU can be found here: https://t.co/4BCv49RzCr pic.twitter.com/B66D8MtOiO
— Staffordshire Fire (@StaffsFire) July 27, 2018

Meanwhile, in Walsall crews had to deal with an incident in the Reedswood Park area.

Second large incident involving 3 separate seats of fire in the Reedswood Park area. 3 pumps tied up, unable to respond to genuine emergencies. @WestMidsFire #heatwave #dontplaywithfire pic.twitter.com/ICwmRmb4r3
— Walsall Fire Station (@WalsallFire) July 27, 2018

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