Incident
Outdoor fire
Date
3.50pm - 17 April 2022
Last updated
8.56pm - 17 April 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Rail embankment
Location
Staverton
Attending station
Paignton
Totnes
One fire engine was mobilised following a number of calls to Control reporting a fire on the railway embankment running alongside the South Devon Railway. Upon arrival crews confirmed that approx. 5 square metres of steep railway woodland and shrub were well alight.
Crews on scene then requested a second fire engine be mobilised to provide a second light portable pump.
Crews worked with South Devon Rail staff using a steam engine with a water supply to assist Firefighters to fight the fire, whilst the second fire engine was en-route with the light portable pump, which was then set up utilising water from the River Dart.
During the incident crews used:
- One hose reel jet
- One light portable pump
- Scotty Packs