Incident
Outdoor fire
Date
10.29am - 14 August 2022
Last updated
11.56pm - 21 August 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Heathland / moorland
Location
Mary Tavy
Attending station
Okehampton
Tavistock
Yelverton
Fire Control received calls to smoke issuing from Gibbet Hill near Mary Tavy. 3 fire engines from Tavistock, Yelverton and Okehampton as well as the Water Bowser from Danes Castle, Exeter and all terrain vehicles from Tavistock and Okehampton.
Fire crews confirmed very small pockets of hot spots burning from a previous heathland fire. Fire crews used 2 all terrain vehicles to extinguish hot spots and assess the area.