Castle Cary Fire Station

14/08/2026

13/08/2026

A crew from Castle Cary have spent the day in the New Forest today to support the ongoing efforts to dampen down and extinguish hot spots from the large fire that started on Sunday. This being shout number 13 in 13 days so far for August.

09/08/2026

Another 3 shouts for Castle Cary this weekend.

Yesterday morning two walkers noticed a fallen tree smouldering in a hedge in Batcombe that was starting to spread to hedgerow. Luckily they called 999 and we were able to attend and extinguish the fire before it took hold of all the surrounding dry vegetation.

Yesterday evening a crew took our land rover to a large fire near Bridgwater involving a bin store and mini bus that had spread to surrounding fields and woodland. Crews used scotty packs, beaters, hose reels and all terrain vehicles to surround the fire.

This morning, we were alerted to a single vehicle RTC just outside of Castle Cary. The driver was already out of the vehicle and so the crew made the car and the scene safe before returning to station.

Credit Taunton Fire Station for the wildfire photos.

06/08/2026

The hot, dry weather has led to a rise in outdoor fires, and we want to hear from you.

Have you, or someone you know, experienced a garden fire caused by a BBQ or fire pit? Your feedback will help us better understand the issue and shape our safety work.

Please take a minute to complete our short survey 👉https://orlo.uk/oS2PX

And while conditions remain so dry, please think twice before lighting a BBQ, fire pit or other outdoor fire. It only takes one spark to start a wildfire.

To learn more about how to prevent outdoor fires, click the link in the comments.

02/08/2026

July was incredibly busy for firefighters across the country. Devon and Somerset took over 5300 calls making it the busiest month for the service for over 10 years. Our crew at Castle Cary attended 26 incidents, well above average for the station. The majority of this was due to the dry spell, however we still had a range of calls.

🔥 Fire derelict building x 1
🏭 fire building other x 1
🚨 Afa x 2
🏠 Fire domestic x 1
🚙 Vehicle fire x 6
🔥 Fire in the open x 11
🚒 standby x 2
🚘 RTC x 2

21 of these shouts were for our main pumping appliance V74P1, the remaining 5 were calls for our land rover V74M1.

Elsewhere this month, our training has focused on pumping water from various sources, Casualty care and we also visited some of our local risks to familiarise ourselves with layouts, access points and hydrant locations.

As the dry and warm weather remains, we will continue to share advice from the service and other agencies. Stay safe, remain vigilant and call 999 as early as possible in an emergency.

30/07/2026

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🎵 Paperplanes
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30/07/2026

A drought has been declared across Devon and Somerset, and surrounding areas 🚨

Hot, dry conditions mean a higher risk of wildfires and increased pressure on water supplies.

We’re reducing non-essential water use, reviewing firefighting water supplies, and ensuring our wildfire resources – including water bowsers, 4x4s, ATVs and drones – are ready to respond.

Help to protect each other, and our countryside and water supplies, by:

🔥 Avoiding campfires and disposable BBQs
🍖 Staying with BBQs and fire pits
🚬 Never dropping lit ci******es on dry ground
💧 Using water wisely

Full story in link below.

27/07/2026

Another shout alongside Wincanton Fire Station this evening, on arrival the Wincanton crew already had the incident under control but due to the location on the busy road, they required additional water from our appliance. After filling them up we returned to station.

24/07/2026

A further 3 shouts for us today. This morning we were called to assist Wincanton Fire Station dealing with a tractor that was well alight just outside of Wincanton.

As we were leaving the incident we were asked to proceed to our second shout of the day, a fire in open.

This afternoon our Land rover was again requested as part of a large response to a fire near Trowbridge involving a number of fields.