- Services are coordinating efforts and private land managers are vital to wildfire fighting in Scotland.
- The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is keeping a wildfire under control in Scotland, with updates provided by Jenny Gilruth.
- A major wildfire incident is occurring in Glenmore Forest Park, with water being pumped from Loch Morlich to support operations.
- Loch Morlich and Lochan Uaine are currently within the affected area of an ongoing incident.
Police are managing access around the area affected by the ongoing wildfire incident at Loch Morlich.
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Updated Aug 5
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What happened
Police are managing access around the area affected by the ongoing wildfire incident at Loch Morlich.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Loch Morlich
freshwater lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows to River Luineag
Nothing else this week.
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Police Scotland
national police force of Scotland, United Kingdom
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