Wildfires
Wildfires are becoming a greater risk due to changing weather patterns and rising global temperatures. Periods of warm, dry weather can support the development of large vegetation fires.
Emergency responders across the North East have dealt with many wildfires in recent years. Wildfire response involves significant resource use – they can burn for a few hours or longer than a month. Wildfires can be extremely dangerous and challenging to extinguish.
Wildfires can have damaging impacts. You may need to evacuate your home and stay elsewhere. If residents act sensibly and cautiously in rural areas, the risk of wildfires reduces.