Fight Against Surrey Wildfire Scaled Back

Published on: 25 Jul, 2022
Updated on: 26 Jul, 2022

Damaged woodland at Hankley Common. Image SFRS

Firefighters are continuing to attend the large wildfire at Hankley Common where over 50 hectares have already been affected.

A spokesperson for Surrey Fire & Rescue said: “We’ve scaled back our response but expect to be on the scene for some time longer.”

Please see the SFRS video update below:

⚠️ Hankley Common Wildfire Update

Firefighters are continuing to attend this large wildfire, with over 50 hectares already affected. We've scaled back our response but expect to be on the scene for some time longer.

Here’s more from GC Spencer, from the scene ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/kjAKniznl0

— Surrey Fire & Rescue Service (@SurreyFRS) July 25, 2022