The Wicklow Mountains National Park had its first fire of the year on Saturday. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) had helicopter surveillance flights and ground patrols in operation during the current spell of dry weather.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service had helicopter surveillance flights and ground patrols in operation during the current spell of dry weather.The NPWS helicopter surveillance flights began last year to allow the NPWS to respond to fires rapidly and aid rangers on the ground."We're looking for plumes of smoke," explained Andrea Webb, conservation ranger at Wicklow Mountains National Park.
Some fires are started deliberately, and some are accidental, but these fires are never started naturally.May is a particularly bad month for fire"It’s the time of year when everything is breeding," Ms Webb said. "I don’t think the landowner really took into account that there was an orange fire warning and misjudged the situation," Ms Webb said of the accidental fire.
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