Following days of incredibly warm weather, staff across the Avon Fire & Rescue Service have been praised for their hard work dealing with more than one thousand calls in a week.
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Between Monday 8th August and Sunday 14th August, firefighters dealt with 212 fires, 155 false alarms, 101 non-fire calls alongside other incidents, totalling 1306 calls.
Compared with the previous week, it’s an increase of 658 calls, which all come into the service’s Control Room based in Lansdown, Bath.
Chief Fire Officer Simon Shilton said: “I’m incredibly proud of the relentless dedication and commitment that our staff have continued to show to their communities, despite the extraordinarily challenging conditions.
“Our Fire Control staff, firefighters and all our valuable Service staff have gone above and beyond to ensure we are able to respond effectively and that we keep our communities protected and safe.”
Firefighters saw a huge spike in call outs, also known as ‘shouts’, with many taking to social media to share some of the incidents that they had been called to.
Despite temperatures dropping, the risk of fire is still high, and Avon Fire & Rescue is still urging caution.
Simon added: “Whilst I know most of us are relieved to have seen some rain forecast for the coming days, we mustn’t forget that the ground around us is still very dry.
“Where possible, we’d still advise people to avoid having fires of any kind.”
If you find a fire, get to somewhere safe and call 999, asking for the fire service.
