{"id":57563,"date":"2026-07-28T16:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/rain-brings-hope-of-relief-for-fire-crews-fighting-cairngorms-wildfire\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:52:30","slug":"rain-brings-hope-of-relief-for-fire-crews-fighting-cairngorms-wildfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/rain-brings-hope-of-relief-for-fire-crews-fighting-cairngorms-wildfire\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain brings hope of relief for fire crews fighting Cairngorms wildfire"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Some local groups have been critical of ministers for being slow in scaling up the response to the fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Scotland’s justice secretary denied trying start a political row after rejecting an offer of UK military support to tackle a major wildfire in the Cairngorms.<\/p>\n

The UK government said it would provide military helicopters for heavy lifting, along with support from stand-by battalions, after a major incident was declared at the weekend.<\/p>\n

But Neil Gray, whose ministerial responsibilities include the fire service, said it had been unable to fulfil a “specific request” for water-bombing helicopters and that firefighters on the ground had the resources which were needed.<\/p>\n

The Scottish Greens have called for an emergency fund to be set up to support communities responding to wildfires and provide for businesses suffering cancellations and closures.<\/p>\n

MSP Ariane Burgess said: “Wildfires of this scale are not going away. <\/p>\n

“Our changing climate is making extreme conditions more frequent, and government support must become planned, permanent and ready to deploy, not improvised after the flames have already spread.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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