Campaign effort helps drive down summer fires

摘要

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue launched its 'Do Your Bit' campaign on July 22 - to tie in with the six-week school holidays when there is normally a spike in incidents. The service asked people to play their part in reducing secondary fires - which involve grass, rubbish, bins and other non-insurable property - during a traditionally busy summer period. And according to fire service analysis, the 744 fires that crews attended during the Do Your Bit campaign period is a 26 per cent reduction compared to the average across the last three years. "We're prepared to deal with all eventualities but endless summer fires can be really frustrating for us. We want to be available to help people who are in real, life-threatening situations," said T/Group Manager Matt Gillatt, head of the joint police and fire community safety team.