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Fire chiefs report almost 200 deliberate blazes in two-month period The latest figures reveal that SFRS staff were called out to a total of 196 callouts for deliberate fireraising in March and April 2020. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have issued the stats (Image: West Lothian Courier) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ou...

DELIBERATE fires rose by 15 per cent year-on-year in Fife during 2020 – an issue attributed by safety chiefs to COVID-19. Fife Council’s environment and protective services sub-committee heard that there were 17 more primary fires involving buildings and cars and 47 more secondary fires between April and September last year than in the same period in 2019. However, road crashes requiring fire assistance fell by a third and “unwanted fire alarm” signals such as false alarms dipped by a quarter. Mark Bryce, area commander for the Fife region, said coronavirus was behind the fluc...