Summer Wildfires in London Have More than Tripled Since 2020 as Assembly Members Demand National Strategy

Calls for national strategy as London sees three times more wildfires

London Fire Brigade has responded to 64 wildfires this summer compared to just 19 five years ago, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter A grass fire at Rammey Marsh, Enfield, in 2022 Ministers must publish an effective national wildfire strategy immediately after new data showed the number of wildfires has more than tripled this summer compared to 2020, London Assembly members have warned. London Fire Brigade (LFB) said they had respon…

Summer wildfires in London have more than tripled since 2020 as Assembly Members demand national strategy

Ministers must publish an effective national wildfire strategy immediately after new data showed the number of wildfires has more than tripled this summer compared to 2020, London Assembly Members have warned. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said they have responded to 64 wildfires this summer compared to just 19 five years ago, representing a 237 per cent increase. Higher temperatures and below-average rainfall have been blamed for the rise in bl…