Grass and Hedgerow Fires in High Hatton

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Shropshire Fire and Rescue ServiceWe are all aware of the dangers of fires in this dry and hot weather. Yesterday, Sunday 15 July, Shropshire Fire and Rescue were called to a grass fire in Green Lane, High Hatton. Their incident report states that they were called to the incident at 12:48pm. Four fire appliances were mobilised from Hodnet, Market Drayton and Wellington.
On arrival they found two large fires in the open. Both fires involved large areas of grass and hedgerow. Hose reel jets and beaters were used to extinguish the fires. The firefighters were assisted by the farmer who used machinery to created a fire break in the field.
Afterwards Hodnet Fire Station posted two pictures on their Facebook page, and the Market Drayton crew put other images on their Twitter Feed.
Update 17/7/18: In a second similar, but smaller incident the Hodnet Fire Crew returned to Green Lane today at 1:50pm.The fire involving a small area of hedgerow measuring 2 square metres, and one hose reel jet was used to extinguish it. The incident was declared over by 2:15pm.
Afterwards the crew used their Facebook page to thank the member of public who phone spotted it and called SFRS control.