Fire which broke out on two areas of heathland was believed to have been started deliberately. Dozens of firefighters battled ...

Growing up with the fire service in his blood, Mr Reid's father was a firefighter in Strathclyde during the 1960s.

Conservationists, landowners and authorities are upping surveillance following a spate of suspected arson attacks in recent ...

Legal restrictions aimed at protecting heathland from wildfires are being proposed for more areas in Dorset. A Public Space ...

AN 'amazing dad' who was found dead at home took his own life, an inquest heard. Dean James Hardy, 31, of Marina Crescent in Durrington, was found on August 18, 2023. An inquest into the death of the ...

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service revealed that ‘fires started by smoking materials account for one third of all accidental fire deaths.’ A spokesperson for DWFRS said: “The best way of ...

A HEATHLAND deliberately set alight will take between 15 and 25 years to recover, say the fire service. The blaze on Canford Heath destroyed 10 hectares of heathland and wildlife habitat after ...

RUBBISH was left strewn across the street after a fire started in the back of a bin lorry. Good Road in Poole was closed to traffic following a bin lorry fire. A resident said: “There are reports that ...

standard lifting equipment wasn't a viable option nor was the use of lifting strops under the horse," the Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said on Instagram. The rescuers first attempted ...

Credit: Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. A horse has been freed following a lengthy, four-hour rescue operation - after it fell through a wooden bridge in West Dorset. Fire crews from ...

More than 20 firefighters have responded to a wildfire that broke out on Dorset heathland ... A spokesperson for the fire service said it had "extreme difficulty accessing the fire front due ...

A FIRE involving a fat fryer broke out at a fast-food takeaway in Swanage. Multiple fire engines were called to Dino’s Takeaway in High Street at 3.20pm on Thursday, March 6. Fire crews from Swanage, ...