Fire Prevention
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the aerial wildfire suppression models used by European countries facing extreme wildfires this summer; and whether it has considered adopting similar arrangements to enhance resilience and response capability during major wildfire incidents.
Answered by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fire and rescue services are fully aware of the growing risk of wildfires and, working with their Local Resilience Forum partners, are responsible for maintaining the necessary plans and capabilities required to manage that risk.
Each fire and rescue authority is required to plan for the foreseeable risks in their area (including wildfire), through their Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP), informed by engagement with other key local responders. Across the country there are many examples of collaborative working at the local level between land managers, those with local knowledge, first responders and other stakeholders before, during and after wildfires. We also work closely with international partners to share best practice and take learning from incidents in Europe and further afield.
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