WELLINGTON Fire Station has recorded its second consecutive month of 64 call-outs, with crews also being called away from the town to support back-to-back high-volume pumping deployments during a particularly busy spell.
The station attended 64 incidents during August, bringing its total for the year so far to 312 call-outs.
Dry weather contributed to an increase in fires, with crews attending 16 fires and 18 fires in the open during the month — more than half of the station’s August incidents.
Wellington Fire Station sent out to high number of call-outs
The station also carried out five HVP deployments and reliefs, with firefighters Liam and Charlie passing their initial High Volume Pump training in time to support the deployments.
The demands placed on the station have extended beyond responding to incidents locally. Firefighters have also been required to spend 48 or 72 hours away from Wellington supporting deployments elsewhere in the region.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has previously thanked the employers who have continued to release retained firefighters from their workplaces to attend incidents and deployments.
The station said the arrival of wetter weather should reduce the risk of grass fires, but urged people to remain cautious if carrying out controlled burns
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