You will have seen lots in the news about fires in France and Spain as a result of this summer’s heatwave.

At the time of writing this article, the south-east of England was under an amber heat wave warning.

It’s really important that we’re all aware of fire risk, and do all we can to limit the chance of fires starting, this summer.

As these pictures from one of our properties in Tunbridge Wells shows, with such dry conditions it’s very easy for fires to spread. In this instance the fire was luckily contained to the immediate area around the garden incinerator. However, it could easily have spread.

You can see more about fire safety during the summer in this earlier article, and there’s more information on fire safety in your home here.