Britain is woefully unprepared to tackle wildfires, MPs have warned, urging ministers to procure new firefighting planes and to consider bans on barbecues to curb the risk.
The concerns come from a cross‑party group of MPs who say the country’s current firefighting capacity and policies are insufficient to cope with the threat of dangerous fires.
Among the measures they advocate are the acquisition of new firefighting aircraft to bolster air support for front‑line crews and the introduction of BBQ bans to reduce ignition sources.
Parliamentary colleagues emphasise that urgent action is needed to strengthen the nation’s response to wildfire outbreaks and to limit factors that could ignite fires in the first place.
The debate underscores a stark warning about wildfire preparedness and the tools available to protect communities and landscapes from increasingly serious blaze events.
