Hi as many of you know our moors have been on fire once again, this time in one of the most inaccessible locations. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have been on location now for 12 days, with over 15 crews from a ll over West Yorkshire at its peak. 3 Argocats have been rolled, written off or broken down, one of these being the local shoots leaving only one covering the vast area. One Firefighter injured with a broken shoulder. Argocats are great, but not on terrain such as moorland, you really need tracked machines to get crew, equipment and water up to the fire. Once there the Firefighters can do what they do best, otherwise they have to wait for the fire to come to them, losing vast areas of moorland.

At its worst the fire was 174 degrees celsius just 70 yards at the back of the house, we were half an hour from being evacuated, potentially losing everything. Three engines and crews were on stand by to protect our house, but luckily the cows had done a good job at keeping the vegetation down, this slowed the fire, but then a change in wind direction set the fire off rapidly towards Deer Hill.

With these events happening more frequently (9 Last Year) I want to help get the fire crew the equipment they need. A soft track can carry 10 times the water with much more equipment than an Argo and carry crew safely to the fire. I know £100,000 is a big ask in such hard times for many, but if we can all donate a little, push this around on all social media, get it infront of business owners and bosses, I am sure as a community we can knock it out of the park.

Many thanks in advance.