Fire and Rescue service issue warning about open fires after two incidents near Eartham

The incidents have prompted West Sussex Fire and Rescue to urge people to ‘take steps to prevent fires from breaking out in the open’ as the summer rolls on: "Please avoid lighting fires in the countryside, ensure cigarettes are fully extinguished, and always put your litter in a bin or take it home with you,” they said.

The first incident took place at 4.47pm on June 14 at Selhurst Park Road in Eartham.

An engine from Chichester, another from Bognor and an off-road vehicle from Petworth were mobilised to the scene and extinguished the flames with a high pressure hose reel.

A second incident took place the following morning, at 10.47am, in a very similar location. The crew found three small fires in a woodland and used flexi backpack extinguishers to tackle the fire.

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