There is a very high risk of wildfires in Eastern Scotland from Friday, 29 May to Monday, 1 June.
Taking simple steps can help reduce the risk and prevent severe damage.
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- We are currently attending an incident near Ballochmill Road in Rutherglen. Operations Control has mobilised three appliances and crews are working to extinguish a fire in the open. Due to a large amount of smoke in the area, residents should keep doors and windows shut.
- 🔥There is a very high risk of wildfires in this area on Thursday, 28 May. Wildfires have the potential to destroy property, landscapes and wildlife. Taking simple precautions can help prevent devastating damage. 🔗Learn more - firescotland.gov.uk/news/very-high… #NoHarmlessFires
- [UPDATE: 25 May - 8.59pm] There is a large amount of smoke resulting from the incident at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. Local area residents are advised to keep windows and doors shut as a precaution.We are currently in attendance at an incident on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. Operations Control has mobilised three appliances to the scene, and people are asked to avoid the area while our crews work to extinguish a large grass fire. Thank you for your calls and assistance.
- We are currently in attendance at an incident on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. Operations Control has mobilised three appliances to the scene, and people are asked to avoid the area while our crews work to extinguish a large grass fire. Thank you for your calls and assistance.
- Residents near Fauldhouse area should keep windows and doors shut due to smoke from an outdoor fire near Springhill and Leadloch Road. Operations Control mobilised six appliances and a wildfire support unit to the area at 3.44pm on Sunday, 24 May. Crews remain in attendance.
- Replying to @fire_scotTwo fire appliances and additional resources remain at the scene while crews continue to dampen down hotspots. Nearby residents no longer need to keep windows and doors closed, however road restrictions in the area remain in place.
- Replying to @fire_scotFour fire appliances and additional resources remain at the scene of a fire on Baronald Street in Rutherglen. Nearby residents no longer need to keep windows and doors closed, however road restrictions in the area remain in place.
- Replying to @fire_scot[cont.] Nearby residents are asked to continue keeping windows and doors closed as a precautionary measure, and people are asked to stay clear of the area.
- Replying to @fire_scotFirefighters remain at the scene of a fire affecting the basement of a commercial property within a four storey tenement building on Baronald Street in Rutherglen. Operations Control have mobilised 22 fire appliances and additional resources to the scene of the fire. [cont.]
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- 100+ firefighters are tackling a building fire on Baronald Street in Rutherglen. 22 fire appliances remain at the scene of the fire which is affecting a commercial building. Local residents are asked to close windows and doors and stay clear of the area.
