Deliberate Fire Setting – Grass Fires

27/05/2025
About 9 Alert 9 Deliberate Fire Setting – Grass Fires

Setting fire to grass or rubbish can take firefighters away from other incidents. Every minute counts. What if someone you knew was trapped in a house fire while firefighters were putting a grass fire out? Deliberate fire setting can delay us reaching a genuine emergency situation.

Deliberate fire information: https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/…/reducing-deliberate…/

Firesetting by a child or young person: https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/firesetting-by-a-child…/

 

Every Tuesday, you should ‘push the button’ to test your alarms. Keep yourself safe by making sure that your alarms are functioning.

                                          

 

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