Only one heatwave-related fire was attended to locally during last week's heatwave.
As a result of the high temperatures, an Orange Fire Risk was issued by the Department of Agriculture.
It was deemed that there was a high fire risk in all areas where there are hazardous fuels, such as dead grasses, and shrub fuels, such as heather and gorse.
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However, only one incident was recorded locally, with Carrickmacross Fire Service attending a gorse fire in the Corduff area at 22:20pm on Friday.
A large section of hedging was on fire, but this was quickly put under control using water hoses and wildfire beaters, which prevented the fire from spreading into a large gorse area.
