U.K. Firefighters Fight Moorland Fire
I'm always curious about how firefighters from other countries go about putting out fires. Here is an article from a website called This is Lancashire regarding a fire in the moors in the U.K.
FIREFIGHTERS spent six hours battling a moorland blaze as high winds blew flames towards a farm.
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Geoff Harris, of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, said: "Three crews were originally called to the scene, but immediately radioed for backup when they saw the size of the fire.
"It covered approximately one square mile of land.
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They were forced to leave their engines nearby and walk to the scene of the fire, which was not accessible by road.
Crews used special spade-like instruments to beat the fire out. It destroyed 20 acres of grassland.
Keep in mind that newspapers don't usually get many details about the suppression efforts. However, check out the picture that was included with the article. I've been told that swatting just makes you tired and that it is better to drag fire swatters or spades slowly over the fire to smother it. Also, swatting can spread embers more easily.
Those are picky details. They put the fire out and the article doesn't mention that anyone got hurt, so everything turned out fine.
