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Kerry public warned of the dangers of outdoor fires this Easter

Apr 1, 2021 10:30 By radiokerrynews
Kerry public warned of the dangers of outdoor fires this Easter
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People in Kerry are warned not to light fires in the outdoors- with Easter potentially a high-risk time for forest fire outbreaks. Coillte says

People in Kerry are warned not to light fires in the outdoors- with Easter potentially a high-risk time for forest fire outbreaks.

Coillte says an unextinguished barbecue, campfire or burning of lands can be the start of a large and unintended blaze.

There have been 584 forest fires on Coillte lands since 2016 and clean up and damage cost €1.3 last year alone.

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It is illegal to deliberately burn vegetation between the 1st of March and the 31st of August.

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