09/08/2026
📟 New Incident 🚨
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🔥 Fire In The Open
🗓️ 09/08/2026
⏰ 14:19
📍 Woodhouse Hill
🚒 V34P1 - Axminster Fire Station
🚒 T01P1 - Lyme Regis Fire Station
🚒 T02P1 - Charmouth Fire Station
🚒 V42P1 - Seaton Fire Station
🚒 T03P1 - Bridport Fire Station
🚒 V75P1 - Chard Fire Station
🚒 V73W1 - Yeovil Fire Station
🚒 V40C1 - Honiton Fire Station
🔨 4x Hose Reel Jets, 3x 45mm Attack Jets, 6x Beaters, 4x Thermal Imaging Cameras and 1 Drag Fork
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service Fire Control Room received several emergency calls reporting a fire in a garden which had spread to an adjoining field and fence line.
Lyme Fire Station was initially mobilised, but with further calls being received, the incident was quickly escalated to Make Pumps 2, with Axminster also attending.
Further calls confirmed that the fire was spreading rapidly and, as a result, the incident was escalated to Make Pumps 4 before crews arrived.
Lyme and Axminster arrived at approximately the same time and were immediately confronted with a well developed fire involving several gardens of residential properties. The fire had spread into a nearby field and was making steady progress towards a woodland area and surrounding homes.
The Incident Commander requested that Fire Control “Make Pumps 5 and Water Bowser 1.”
Crews set about tackling multiple seats of fire using a range of firefighting equipment and techniques.
Initially, without the water bowser in attendance, crews utilised a nearby hydrant. However, poor water pressure made maintaining an adequate water supply challenging. As a result, a further priority message was sent to Fire Control requesting “Make Pumps 6” for additional water supply.
Once the Yeovil Water Bowser arrived, water pressure was increased and a constant supply was established, allowing firefighting operations to continue effectively.
Within a short period of time, the fire was brought under control through the prompt actions and hard work of crews operating in arduous conditions.
Due to several properties bordering the affected field, there remained a concern that burning embers could spread into neighbouring gardens. A thorough sweep of the area was therefore conducted to identify and extinguish any remaining fire or potential hotspots.
Axminster and Lyme crews remained on scene, continuing to dampen down hotspots and make up equipment before leaving the incident at 1920 hours.
A revisit was conducted at 2100 hours to confirm that there were no remaining hotspots and that the incident was fully extinguished, both crews left scene at 2215 and returned home station available for the next incident.
In total 6 Acres of land was impacted with 2 small sheds 100% damaged by fire.
These are the full details of the incident.
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