Clare’s Chief Fire Officer is urging people not to light fires or BBQs on forest lands or other high-risk areas this weekend.
It comes as the Department of Agriculture has issued a red fire warning for the Bank Holiday weekend, which means there’s an extreme fire risk, with easy ignition and rapid spread.
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It follows high temperatures this week, which are set to continue over the next few days.
Fire crews from Shannon and Kilrush have already been called out to a number of wildfires this week and Adrian Kelly has been telling Clare FM’s Fiona Cahill that it’s vital people heed the warning.