New figures show a sharp decrease in the number of wildfires attended by the Clare Fire and Rescue Service last year.
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Crews from across the county were called out to 31 forest, bog and gorse fires last year, down from 76 the year before.
2010 saw an all-time high of 262 call-outs to such fires.
Local fire officials say the drop in figures are influenced heavy by wet weather in the past two summers.