Operation launched to prevent grass fires
Operation Dawns Glaw, a multi-agency taskforce of specialist from key agencies across Wales has reformed to reduce, and where possible eliminate the impact of grass fires.
The task force, which was initially established in 2016 to tackle incidents of deliberately set grass fires across Wales, will also be turning its attention to the increase in accidental fires, often caused as a result of our own careless behaviour when out enjoying the countryside.
In 2023, fire services across Wales attended 1,880 grassfire incidents – a decrease of 44 per cent on the previous year. The fire service says it wants to continue in the same direction.
