Grass fire on Dartford Heath, near Shepherds Lane, Dartford
30+ Incident Wednesday 24 August 2022 18:02
Wednesday 24 August 2022
21:11
Fire engines: 8
Partner agencies: Kent Police
Equipment: Firefighting - Beater, Firefighting - High-pressure hose reel jet, Firefighting - Main jet (hose)
Special support vehicles: All-terrain vehicle
Dartford
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a grass fire at Dartford Heath, near to Shepherds Lane.
Eight fire engines and two all-terrain vehicles attended and crews extinguished the flames using hose reel jets, main jets and beaters, before checking for any remaining hot spots.
No injuries were reported.
Kent Police also attended as it’s believed the fire was started deliberately.