Resolved or historic incident
New Forest wildfire update - Saturday 15 Aug 26
New Forest wildfire update - Saturday 15 Aug 26 On-call firefighter Jon explains the challenges of tackling hotspots.
Do not use this page as an emergency warning. If you see smoke or flames, or there is immediate danger, call 999 and follow emergency-service advice.
- Operational status
- ongoing
- Incident lifecycle
- resolved
- First observed
- Last verified or updated
- Location
- New Forest (area)
- Lifecycle or correction reason
- Latest evidence is 720.8 hours old.
Approximate mapped position: 50.86, -1.60. Coordinates are deliberately reduced in precision.
Sources and evidence
- Official emergency or crisis-channel evidence: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service —
- Official emergency or crisis-channel evidence: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service —
- Official emergency or crisis-channel evidence: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service —
- Official emergency or crisis-channel evidence: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service —
- Direct official fire-service evidence: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service —
Freshness, uncertainty and limitations
Information reflects publication-approved sources available to Wildfire Watch at the time above. It may be delayed, stale or incomplete and does not establish danger at your location.
Do not rely on this service to protect life or property.