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Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as survey highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear The government quietly scrapped plans to prepare the countryside in England for wildfires, it has been revealed.
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An FOI request revealed that the government has quietly scrapped a scheme intended to prepare England’s countryside for wildfires. A survey accompanying the disclosure found that many fire services lack the proper protective gear needed to tackle such fires.
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