Fire Crews Respond To Large WILD FIRE On Marsden Moor

Crews from across West Yorkshire attended a Moorland Fire in Marsden. The fire was approx 800m x 1000m and specialist Wildfire crews were called to deal with the incident. Crews were on scene for around six hours dealing with the blaze before it was finally extinguished.
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0:28 | 4701 - YB62XCM - Odsal Volvo FL Water Rescue Ladder (Reserve Appliance)
0:57 | 6201 - YJ67UWX - Cleckheaton Volvo FL Rescue Pump
1:25 | 8701 - YJ10AFN - Mirfield Volvo FL Water Rescue Ladder
1:40 | 8712 + HLU87 - YK16XUX - Mirfield Volvo FL Prime Mover + Hose Laying Pod
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3:18 | 8001 - YK64GZB - Wakefield Volvo FL Water Rescue Ladder
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[@joshtaylor2594]

Absolutely brilliant 👏 catches Thanks really enjoyed watching

[@yorkshire9998]

Great Catches Ben! Nice one on the Hose Layer too!

[@johnwalker5958]

Excellent vid

[@richardcrankshaw9825]

Brilliant footage Ben keep up the good work.

[@FirePhotos]

Many thanks!

[@davidthornton9214]

Daft question, but how do you know where each unit is based? P.S. I've just joined the British Red Cross as an Emergency Responder, which is now based at Kirkstall Road

[@yorkshire9998]

It says in the Officer In Charge (Front Passenger Seat) Side of the pumps, Watch Managers usually you can tell by the helmet when they get their helmets out the back (E.G 50 Rawdon, 20 Leeds etc)

[@davidthornton9214]

@@yorkshire9998 ahh. So you add that detail later. Nice one. I need to memorise all the station numbers

[@MrBonafida]

Was it a moorland fire, or a heath fire, or a wildfire. What's the difference, and I'm not trying to be awkward.

[@connorwilliams4859]

Thats a good question always ask these type of questions dont be afraid basically there no really difference between its just how they more fight it then anything and the response

[@MrBonafida]

@@connorwilliams4859 In 21 years of being at a busy retained Dorset station with dozens of square miles of gorse, heathlands and plantation, we never called it a wild fire. To americanised.

[@Voodoo_Ray]

It’s a moorland fire. The area in question is open peat moorland that is in the south Pennines this particular spot is just below the Pennine Way. Happens every year despite a ban on open fires, bbqs etc. visitors come into the area and accidentally cause these fires. Except for the time a guy set off a firework to impress his girlfriend… he got sent to jail. Mountain Rescue teams are often deployed to assist F&RS too.