Fire crews tackle lineside fires

Mon, 18 Jul 2022

Firefighters tackled a serious lineside fires over the weekend.

Crews from Douglas and Castletown were called out to a number of railway embankment fires.

They worked with a number of railway staff to extinguish the fires and prevent further spread.

The fire service has issued advice if you spot a grass fire:

Move to a safe place and call 999 straight away.
Give us as much information as possible. This can include the terrain, size of fire, road name or location.
Most importantly, do NOT tackle the fire yourself-you could end up injured or worse.