1a fire and rescue services declared major incidents including north and south yorkshire. it s really, really challenging. and the crews have worked really hard along with our neighbouring brigade who gave us assistance. we had a pump from derbyshire helping out this afternoon, but the crews have worked really hard to bring the incident to a conclusion. in dartford, a fire burned fiercely next to the a2. and this was the scene in milton keynes where a fire damaged a nursery and several homes. there are concerns that with the grass dry and temperature is high, conditions forfires remain. people have been urged not to have barbecues or bonfires due to the unprecedented challenges facing crews.
was under immense pressure. one london fire brigade source told the bbc demand was so high that at one point that wasn t a single fire appliance available to respond to calls because they were already committed. it wasn t just the capital struggling. 1a fire and rescue services declared major incidents, including north and south yorkshire. really, really challenging, and the crews have worked really hard, along with our neighbouring brigade, who have given us assistance. we have had a pump from derbyshire helping out this afternoon. the crews have worked really hard to bring the incident to a conclusion. in dartford, a fire burned fiercely next to the a2. and this was the scene in milton keynes where a fire damaged a nursery and several homes. there are concerns that with the grass dry and temperature