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firefighterswilldeploynewtechniqueslearntintheworldsworstwildfirehotspotsasclimatechangeraisestherisklevelintheukthissummerlastyearsheatwavessawthousandsoffiresbreakoutoneevendestroyinghomesatwenningt
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oneastlondonthisyearhasalreadyseenhundredsofgrassfiresandoneoftheukslargesteverhasbeenburninginthescottishhighlandsforthepasttwoweeksmorefirecrewsarenowtraininginskillsfromsoutherneuropeandtheusareeur
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opeswildfireslinkedtoclimatechangehighlandwildfirecouldbelargesteverinukhowwildfiresstartandhowtostopthemfirechiefsareparticularlylookingtoexpandthenumberofspecialistteamstrainedinburnsuppressiontechn
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iquesthedeliberateburningoflandtokeepafirecontainedatthemomentjustfiveukunitsacrossmorethanfireandrescueservicesspecialiseinthefightingfirewithfiretechniquemostlyinmoorlandareasbutchieffireofficerpaul
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hedleywildfireleadforthenationalfirechiefscouncilnfccsaidmoreunitsincludingthoseinservicesthatstraddleurbanandruralareaswouldbetrainedinnewwaysofwildfirefightingtheycouldthenbedeployednationallyinthee
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ventofasignificantfirehesaidheaddedtheriskandthreatofsuchmajorwildfireswasclearlygrowingintheukallofthislearningfrominternationalpartnerswhoareprobablystillsomeyearsaheadofusisaverysensiblewayoftrying
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togetusaheadofthecurvehesaiditishopedaukwidetrainingprogrammewillbesetupaspartofanationalactionplandrawnupinresponsetothelessonslearntfromlastyearsblazesoneoftheservicesleadingthewayissurreyfireandres
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cuewhichhasalreadydealtwithmorethanwildfiresthisyearthemostrecentwildfirewaslastmonthatfrenshamcommonnearfarnhamapopularbeautyspotthecauseofthehectarefireisnotyetknownbutthedamageiscleartoseefromheath
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landtodesolationwhereoncetherewasrichheathlandhometorarespeciesincludingsandlizardsthereisnowdesolationwhenthebbcvisitedvolunteersfromtheamphibianandreptileconservationcharitywerewalkingthescorchedear
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thstretchedoutinalinelikeapoliceforensicsteamsearchingforcreaturesthatsurvivedtheblazeiftheimmediateimpactisshockingthelongtermeffectsareequallyconcerningwhilstwecansavesomeoftheseanimalsthatsurvivedt
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hefireweloseanawfullotandweloseallthatbiodiversityittakesyearsifnotdecadesforthattocomebackagainexplainedtrusteehowardinnsforcountrysiderangerdarrenhillwhosupportedfirefighterstacklingtheblazehereseei
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ngtheaftermathandknowingmorewildfirescouldbeontheirwayishardtotaketocomebackandseeasitelikethisandknowifoundthisspeciesoverhereandwehadsmoothsnakesoverthereitdoestakeitstollhesaidmeanwhileusingadronew
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iththermalimagingtosurveythesiteforhiddensubterraneanburnsismattoakleyafireinvestigationsofficerforsurreyfireandrescueheisoneoftheuksnationalwildfiretacticaladvisorsagroupofspecialistofficerswhoalread
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yhavetheskillslearntabroadandwhowillbetrainingunitshesaysthekindoftechniqueshesseenusedinhotspotsasfarflungasfranceandsouthafricawillbevitalintheukintheyearstocomeourclimateischangingitschangingbeyond
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recognitionheexplainedwhatusedtobeaninetoyearcyclethisiseveryyearnowweareheadingtowardsanorthernmediterraneanclimateinthesoutheastofenglandwithinthenextdecadeandthiswillbebusinessasusualdayindayoutman
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yofthewildfirefightingmethodsbeingrolledoutacrosstheukrelyonatoolboxofskillsfromcreatingnaturalfirebreaksandreducingthefuelloadofvegetationtosettingcontrolledburnsdeliberatelyaroundwildfirestostopthei
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rspreadtogethertheywouldreducetheneedforhugeamountsofwaterinadroughtandreducethenumberofappliancesneededonsitebutthefirebrigadesunionsaysnewtrainingandtechniquesarenotenoughtotackletherisingchallenges
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ofclimatechangeitsaysmorecrewsareneededafteryearsofcutsthathaveseenthelossofthousandsoffirefighterssincemattwrackthefirebrigadesunionsgeneralsecretarycalledformorefundingfromthegovernmentsayingrisingt
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emperaturesandthesystematicunderfundingofthefireandrescueservicearearecipefordestructionthegovernmentsaiditwasgivingfireandrescueauthoritiesaroundbnthisyearandeachauthoritywasabletodecidewhatitspentit
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onaspokespersonsaidthehomeofficeworkscloselywiththenationalfirechiefscouncilandenglandandwaleswildfireforumtocontinuetoimproveourresponsetowildfiresandmitigatethem
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