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To think my neighbour is selfish tw*t for lighting a fire

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Vicksstick · Yesterday 22:21

Ok so how many people, after receiving a government alert about wild fires asking them not to have fires in their garden, would then in fact go against that and light a big F off fire in their garden, well that would be my next door neighbour! We all live in close proximity in terraced houses and my neighbour thinks it’s a good idea to light a fire. The fact the fire is (for now) contained in a make shift fire pit makes no difference, I mean it’s twa**ish behaviour right?

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Summersorcherisjustsummer · Today 14:57

Singlemumsurvivor · Today 14:20

I worked in the fire service control room for 20 years. ALWAYS call the fire brigade to report a fire. If you call the police they will call the fire brigade and all you’ve done is delay the reporting. In busy times which we call spate conditions calls are prioritised and others are queued. The caller would be questioned to determine the risk. They may send an officer out to assess or an appliance. Please never think because they are busy you won’t call and add to that burden. Fire can and does spread really quickly. We had a call to a garden fire which was 2 minutes from the fire station. By the time the appliance had arrived it had spread to the fence, the shed and then the roof of the house. What started as a one appliance incident that would have been dealt with in minutes ended up being a lengthy incident involving multiple appliances and officers.

That's makes sense, in these extreme and exceptional conditions one wonders ...

BurntBroccoli · Today 15:04

AInightingale · Yesterday 23:49

Just out of curiosity, I searched for the term 'fire pit' on X tonight and it brought up loads of tweets from men (nearly all seemed men) hurling abuse at Andy Burnham and ranting about not being told what to do by 'leftists' and that they'll be lighting their firepits and barbecues and having bonfires every night in defiance of the ban. Just seems that a vast swathe of the UK population seems recently to have acquired the mentality of the worst type of knuckle-dragging Ulster loyalist.

I bet they all voted Brexit, are climate change deniers and believe in the Covid vaccine conspiracy. Probably have AI pictures of lions on their profile pics and are very “patriotic”.

BurntBroccoli · Today 15:05

pigsDOfly · Yesterday 23:56

Just seen on the town's main face book page someone is having fireworks tomorrow night.

Just what we need, when we haven't had rain for weeks and weeks and the place is like a tinder box, is things being set alight and flying off into the air.

I feel fortunate that this is happening in the part of the town furthest away from where I live.

Obviously, feel very sorry for this person's poor neighbours.

I would seriously report that on 101… that’s how the moorland fires near Manchester started.

BurntBroccoli · Today 15:07

CallUpMyMamaSaidImInLoveWithTheStripperYo · Today 00:42

God don’t some people just love a wee opportunity to snoop and tell on others. Not saying he should have lit a fucking fire but I bet some of the Covid curtain twitchers on here will be rubbing their hands with glee

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Summersorcherisjustsummer · Today 15:40

@AInightingale @BurntBroccoli you must have that on your algorythim ?

Portmore · Today 15:43

Justthethingsthatyoudointhisgarden · Today 14:30

I'd be sending those photos to 101

Please don't call 101. It is putting pressure on their services.

I've spent an hour on hold to 101 this morning for something urgent but non emergency. The call taker apologized for the delay & said they were under immense pressure due to the nuisance calls about people having bbq's

They cannot do anything as it is not an offence.

If it is spreading out of control or an emergency then call 999 for fire brigade

To think my neighbour is selfish tw*t for lighting a fire
Summersorcherisjustsummer · Today 15:59

Nuisance calls ! Of terrified people who don't want their homes to burn down !

Maybe Burnham and the fire brigade should have anticipated this first and sent out Clearer messaging

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