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Am I the only one who thinks, actually the alert system should be used for something more useful than "you're about to die lol"? Sure it's common sense that the country is dry and fire is bad, but people are still using BBQs and camping stoves and smoking cigarettes so it's clearly not so common. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Web Witch 🔮 Stephanie Stimac

@seaotta.dev

I’m reading a thread on Threads and people across the UK are talking about how last night people were lighting off fireworks and having bonfires and someone’s neighbor extinguished a bonfire over the fence…people need the alert. It’s a tinder box out there.

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Luke

@lukewarlow.dev

14 Aug

Apparently they reckon some of the fires might have been A-level students burning books and having BBQ celebrations for results day. Like idk how much more obvious it needs to be made to people.

Luke

@lukewarlow.dev

14 Aug

Though obviously a lot of them are just arson too. I suspect over 50% of the Welsh valleys ones are deliberate.