Andy Burnham asks for more support to attack the Lancashire Forest Fires | Kingdom News

The government will be asked to provide more resources, including potentially air support, to fight a huge moors fire in Lancashire as firefighters struggled to contain existing forest fires in the region. he would ask the Minister of the Interior, Sajid Javid, to "take a closer look" at the big fires that started eight days ago.

The demand for more support came when a RAF helicopter had been deployed to attack Interior Minister Nick Hurd confirmed that the military helicopter had been requested and deployed, but that it had not been used. He said military personnel would help firefighters at least Friday after extending their initial support period.

Up to 100 firefighters from all over England were fighting a fire on Winter Hill near Bolton on Monday, while 30 Burnham said, "The firefighters did a great job all weekend, but the One of the things that I retain from this visit, is that they "Later today, I will look for a phone call with the Secretary of State to convey what I have seen and asked the government to take a closer look at what is happening on the ground. right here. "

On Saddleworth Moor, where a 7-square-mile fire has been raging since last Sunday, soldiers of the 4th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland have been scrambled to help attack hard-to-reach areas. Labor MP Jonathan Reynolds , whose constituency of Stalybridge includes one of the most affected regions, said that he was surprised that the government had not convened an emergency meeting at Cobra this weekend despite a major incident on Winter Hill, two heath fires combined to threaten a telecommunication mast that provides television and radio signals to 7m homes.

Reynolds said the ministers "will need to seriously consider our ability to deal with this kind of fire in the future. Hurd said the government was "fully engaged" in the emergency response, adding, "We are going to provide all the support and resources that this effort will require, as it looks like it will be

An investigation into The cause of the Saddleworth fire began Monday. The effort to extinguish the fire has been hampered by the scorching heat, the rugged terrain and a breeze that can quickly rekindle the cooling embers.

Sarah Keaveny, Head of Communications at the Incident Command Center in Stalybridge, said, "We are still at the emergency stage of the incident. today only we have started to bring in a team of investigators to start looking at this aspect – but it will take a while to get there. "

Keaveny said," The fire is contained and they are progressing slowly, but it still requires a significant number of resources.It's just heat, it's not our side at all. "

Firefighters at Operation Headquarters in the Stalybridge Fire Station said that other fires could be hidden in the plumes of the hills, where hurricane crews might be unable to fire them. see. Of, the five areas of fire we are fighting are where the fires started. These are the ones we manage and there are none to our knowledge.

Deputy County Fire Chief Dave Keelan said, "Temperature is one of the most difficult aspects for firefighters right now. Working in a fire kit with the beating sun is really difficult and we rotate them as much as we can.

"We do not yet know the cause of the Tameside incident.We have a team of fire investigators, but I would like to ask the public to be very careful with the cigarettes and discarded glbad bottles. "

The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has issued a call for sunscreen. repellent, baseball caps and pairs of thick, thin socks for their crew on the moor Sunday night.

At noon on Monday, the Stalybridge Barracks was full of hundreds of water bottles, socks and sunscreen. answered the call. The fire department said: "The people of Greater Manchester has been a tremendous source of strength with your cooperation, your patience, your generous gifts and your positive messages."