A joint major incident declaration regarding fire alerts has been made for significant fires affecting South Wales, Wiltshire, Dorset, and Gloucestershire.
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Updated Aug 16
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What happened
A joint major incident declaration regarding fire alerts has been made for significant fires affecting South Wales, Wiltshire, Dorset, and Gloucestershire.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Major incidents due to scale and spread of fires in South Wales led to formal requests through the MACA process.Sub-event
Major fire incident declared across South Wales and affected counties including Wiltshire, Dorset, and Gloucestershire.1 source
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The entities involved
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South Wales
geographical region of Wales
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Wiltshire
unitary authority (doesn't include Swindon) in Wiltshire, South West England, United Kingdom
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Dorset
ceremonial county in South West England, UK
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