Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Towednack at 08/03/2018 20:19

Two appliances from St Ives Community Fire Station are attending to a report of a fire in a field. On arrival the crews found a large area on fire. Crews used two breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.

Anyone with information on fires being deliberately started in the countryside are advised to anonymously call Crimestoppers free on 0800 555 111 or contact Devon and Cornwall Police on 101 with information.

Arson puts both the public and firefighters at unnecessary risk. It ties up resources that could be in demand for other more serious incidents.

A lot of Cornwall is covered by on-call firefighters, so there's also a significant cost to each incident.

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