Northumberland wildfire at Simonside sees seven fire engines deployed
Seven fire engines were called to a wildfire in the Simonside Hills affecting a significant area of woodland.
In the early hours of Sunday, September 20, Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) were called to a wildfire in a woodland area.
Crews used specialist equipment to keep the fire under control and remained at the scene until 10:31am on Tuesday, September 22.
A NFRS spokesperson "Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 1.16am on Sunday 20 September to a wildfire in the Simonside Hills area.
“Seven fire vehicles attended the incident, which involved a significant area of dense woodland. Firefighters used specialist wildfire equipment and tactics to bring the fire under control and prevent it from spreading further.
“Crews remained at the scene throughout the incident and left at 10.31am on Tuesday 22 September."
In a post to Facebook, Forestry England wrote that evidence of a wild camp was found among the fire damage.
They added: "Yesterday a forest fire was dealt with on our Simonside Forest area over at Rothbury which led to the emergency services being on site including Northumbria Fire and Rescue Service.
"Evidence of a wild camp was found amongst fire damage. Camp fire cutlery and items at the camp fire had not fully burnt so clear evidence how this fire started.
"This is a reminder the countryside is still very dry and potential for fires destroying habitats is still here, as well as the risk to emergency services having to deal with those.”