Resources for Wildfires

Request

1) Please list the resources that your fire service owns for fighting wildfires? (For example, equipment/ vehicles like unimogs, water backpacks, backpack blowers)

2) Do you own any firefighting aircraft or aerial resources? (For example, helicopter/ plane/ drones)

3) How much did your fire service spend on fighting wildfires in 2015? (For example, on training / resources including equipment and vehicles)

4) How much did your fire service spend on fighting wildfires last calendar year (2025)? And so far this calendar year January - July? (For example, on training / resources including equipment and vehicles)

Decision

1) Water backpacks are the only equipment specifically owned for the purpose of fighting wildfires.

 

2) No

 

3) Due to National Operational Guidance (NOG) changes Wildfire would have not been a recognised incident type in 2015 and would not have had spending allocated to Wildfire, it has only been since implementation NOG that Wildfire has been an incident type.

 

4) 2026 - £100, 000 2025 - £45, 000

Reference number
17472157
Date request received
3 August 2026
Date of decision
30 September 2026