Fire chief says summer, the UKās hottest on record, was āone of the most challenging for wildfires that weāve ever facedāTen English fire services tackled a record number of grassland, woodland and crop fires during what was the UKās hottest spring and summer on record, figures show.In total nearly 27,000 wildfires were dealt with by fire services in England during the prolonged dry weather of 2025, according to analysis by PA Media. Continue readingā¦