{"id":370425,"date":"2026-08-15T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/were-very-much-still-in-the-thick-of-it-fire-chief-warns-after-43-blazes-in-24-hours\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T13:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:00:18","slug":"were-very-much-still-in-the-thick-of-it-fire-chief-warns-after-43-blazes-in-24-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/were-very-much-still-in-the-thick-of-it-fire-chief-warns-after-43-blazes-in-24-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We&#8217;re very much still in the thick of it,&#8217; fire chief warns after 43 blazes in 24 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Lo7sIDY-O14\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'We're very much still in the thick of it,' fire chief warns after 43 blazes in 24 hours\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lo7sIDY-O14\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been speaking to the chair of the National Fire Chiefs&#8217; Council this morning in the wake of a record-breaking summer for wildfires in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Garrigan said that there have been 43 wildfires over the past 24 hours, &quot;so we&#8217;re very much still in the thick of it, very much still on the front line of climate change&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>He adds that there&#8217;s been three major incidents &#8211; in Wales, Hampshire, and Stourbridge &#8211; and that the UK is still &quot;in kind of high speed conditions&quot; as it remains warm and dry.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/uk-heatwave-stourbridge-fire-latest-weather-live-13571553<\/p>\n<p>#wildfire #fire #uk #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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