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Get the latest updates on incidents of interest in Devon and Somerset.

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Property fire

Location
Chudleigh
Attending station
South Molton, Torquay, Ashburton, Bovey Tracey, Buckfastleigh, Newton Abbot, Totnes, Danes Castle, Middlemoor
Incident type
Agricultural
Date
30 Mar 2025
Time
3.59pm
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Property fire

Location
Chard Town
Attending station
Axminster, Chard, Crewkerne
Incident type
Derelict building
Date
30 Mar 2025
Time
3.15pm
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Property fire

Location
St. David's
Attending station
Danes Castle, Middlemoor
Incident type
Commercial / industrial
Date
29 Mar 2025
Time
10.31am
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Property fire

Location
Wellington
Attending station
Wellington
Incident type
Domestic
Date
28 Mar 2025
Time
9.15pm
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Vehicle fire

Location
Preston
Attending station
Paignton
Incident type
Small
Date
28 Mar 2025
Time
2.58am
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Property fire

Location
Compton
Attending station
Camels Head, Crownhill, Greenbank, Plymstock
Incident type
Domestic
Date
26 Mar 2025
Time
3.49pm
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Outdoor fire

Location
Chagford
Attending station
North Tawton, Okehampton, Bovey Tracey, Chagford, Moretonhampstead
Incident type
Heathland / moorland
Date
24 Mar 2025
Time
6.51pm
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Property fire

Location
Georgeham
Attending station
Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Appledore, Bideford, Braunton, Chulmleigh, Combe Martin, Lynton, South Molton, Torrington, Woolacombe, Bovey Tracey, Tiverton, Witheridge, Ivybridge, Porlock, Wellington
Incident type
Thatched roof
Date
24 Mar 2025
Time
10.43am
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Property fire

Location
Preston
Attending station
Torquay, Paignton
Incident type
Residential
Date
20 Mar 2025
Time
2.35am
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Location
Combe Martin
Attending station
Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Bideford, Braunton, Combe Martin, Lynton, Woolacombe, Porlock, Wiveliscombe
Incident type
Heathland / moorland
Date
18 Mar 2025
Time
9.12pm
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Location
Drewsteignton
Attending station
Hatherleigh, North Tawton, Okehampton, South Molton, Torquay, Paignton, Ashburton, Bovey Tracey, Buckfastleigh, Chagford, Dawlish, Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Totnes, Danes Castle, Crediton, Cullompton, Honiton, Ottery St Mary, Tiverton, Witheridge, Plympton, Ivybridge, Modbury, Princetown, Tavistock, Yelverton, Middlemoor, Clyst St George, Wellington, Martock
Incident type
Thatched roof
Date
17 Mar 2025
Time
8.43pm
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Property fire

Location
Brewham
Attending station
Castle Cary
Incident type
Chimney
Date
17 Mar 2025
Time
2.56pm

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