'We are not out of this yet': Number of wildfires in England and Wales in 2026 surpasses last year's total

Michael Holder
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Burned landscape following a wildfire near Sizewell in Suffolk this summer | Credit: iStock
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Burned landscape following a wildfire near Sizewell in Suffolk this summer | Credit: iStock

Fire and rescue services have responded to 1,132 wildfires so far this year, surpassing the number recorded throughout the whole of 2025

Fire and rescue services in England and Wales have responded to more wildfires in 2026 so far than throughout the whole of 2025, with more than four months of this year still left to go. National Resilience...

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