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No helicopters to fight wildfires as 'crisis management' plans activated
Fire crews are battling multiple blazes as residents press for helicopter support and officials say aerial resources are unavailable in the UK.
- The Welsh government activated "crisis management arrangements" on Wednesday to address multiple wildfires burning across Wales, following public demands for aerial firefighting support.
- Wildfires have burned for days across north and south Wales, with smoke from one large blaze traveling 30 miles , while residents near Trawsfynydd reported seeing the mountain "literally ablaze."
- Ecologist Angharad Owen is leading a 4,000-name petition demanding aerial assets, arguing they are "proven to be highly effective in managing and extinguishing wildfires swiftly" in remote terrains like Rhinogydd.
- The Welsh government stated aerial support is unavailable anywhere in the UK, though "urgent discussions are now underway both within Wales and at a UK level to identify how this can be resolved."
- To support ground crews, Natural Resources Wales and Bannau Brycheiniog National Park representatives are providing 1,000l water storage containers, while officials maintain the most effective firefighting strategy "was at ground level, and that is exactly what our firefighters are doing.
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Wales 'crisis' over wildfires amid concern about lack of helicopters
Firefighters were continuing to respond to several wildfires, including in Pentrefelin, Holyhead; Hope Mountain; Pentre Halkyn; Mount Pleasant, Brymbo; and the mountain above Capelulo near Sychnant Pass.
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