THIS is bad news - last night's massive gorse fire (see previous blog entry) that wrecked 20 acres of a hillside was started on purpose.
Here's what Terry Williams, County Safety Manager for Gwynedd, has to say on the fire brigade's website.
"Deliberately started fires cause the risk of injury to the fire setter, and also the risk of injury and death to the general public that may attempt to extinguish the fire and the fire fighters who attend the incident. The spread of this fire also shows that fire can move very quickly and be very destructive.
"It also causes a drain on resources - when crews are called to attend life critical incidents such as house fires and road traffic collisions, appliances are not diverted from a deliberate fire, they are the next available fire appliance.
"This may involve a time delay which could prove fatal.
"Tourism is one of North Wales' strongest industries. We have beautiful landscapes which are being spoilt by the ignorant behaviour of a few."
Well said Terry.
So if you know who did this tell the cops. Call crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
