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Wildfires in England and Wales so far exceed 2025 whole year total

A total of 1,132 wildfires have been responded to so far, surpassing 2025鈥檚 figure of 1,017

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock 鈥� 3 min read
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service tackle Wales wildfires (Image by firefighter Luke Maggs)
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South Wales Fire and Rescue Service tackle Wales wildfires (Image by firefighter Luke Maggs)

Fire and rescue services in England and Wales have responded to more wildfires in 2026 than the whole of 2025, with more than four months still left to go. National Resilience data, provided directly...

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