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Caithness April 2007 |
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| Time of Call | Summary | Station Attending |
| 00:04:40 (1st April) | 200 square metres of heath on fire. Extinguished using beaters. | Bettyhill
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| 11:47:41(1st April) | 500 square metres of moorland destroyed by fire. Extinguished using beaters. | Thurso
Bettyhill |
| 14:26:07 (1st April) | 100 square metres of grass destroyed by fire. Extinguished using beaters. | John O Groats |
| 07:08:55 (2nd April) | Electricity pole on fire. Crews stood by until the arrival of engineer. | Thurso |
| 20:11:22 (2nd April) | Wheelie bin and contents destroyed by fire. The fire was extinguished with knapsack tanks and beaters. | Lybster
Dunbeath |
| 15:42:16 (3rd April) | 2 square miles of heath destroyed. Extinguished using beaters. | Wick
John of Groats |
| 20:32:18 (3rd April) | 20 square yards of grass and several small tree stumps destroyed by fire. Extinguished using buckets of water. | Bettyhill
Tongue |
| 19:00:14 (4th April) | 4 square miles of heath on fire. Extinguished using 2 hosereel jets and beaters. | Thurso |
| 22:10:54 (4th April) | 50 square metres of grass on fire. Extinguished using 1 hosereel jet. | Bettyhill |
| 23:09:49 (4th April) | 100 metre diameter circle of grass on fire. Left to burn out - no danger to anything. | Bettyhill |
| 16:48:08 (6th April) | Square mile of heather destroyed by fire. Extinguished using one hosereel jet and beaters. | Thurso
Lybster |
| 20:30:04 (6th April) | Half square mile of grass destroyed in fire. Extinguished using beaters. | Bettyhill |
| 22:15:19 (6th April) | 100 square metres grass destroyed by fire. Extinguished using one hosereel jet and beaters. | Bettyhill |
| 23:13:34 (6th April) | Half square mile grass destroyed. Fire was left to burn out. | Bettyhill |
| 02:15:29 (7th Apr) | Approximately 10 square meters of heather destroyed by fire. Extinguished using beaters. | Dunbeath |
| 05:31:51 (8th Apr) | Wooden shed 50 per cent destroyed by fire. Contents destroyed by fire. Extinguished using 1 hosereel jet. Two breathing apparatus sets in use also. | Wick |
| 09:04:08 (8th Apr) | Fire in single storey pavillion. Room 50 per cent fire and heat damaged. Roof damaged by fire also. Extinguished using 2 hosereel jets.Two breathing apparatus sets in use also. | Wick |
| 22:29:02 (8th Apr) | Recycling box destroyed by fire. Extinguished on arrival of fire service. | Wick |
| 12:24:24 (9th Apr) | Crews mobilised to a request to replenish water supplies to railway water systems | Thurso |
| 20:33:03 ( 10th Apr) | 20m by 20m of whins on fire. Extinguished on arrival. | Thurso |
| 22:23:03 (10th Apr) | Area of grass and gorse destroyed by fire. Fire left to burn out as was posing no threat to property or life. | Thurso |
| 14:39:28 (12th Apr) | Area of heath destroyed by fire. Extinguished using beaters | Dunbeath |
| 19:58:58 ( 12th Apr) | 1000 square metres of heath destroyed by fire. Extinguished using one hose reel jet and beaters. | Bettyhill |
| 22:30:14 (12th Apr) | 50 square metres of moorland destroyed by fire. Extinguished using one hose reel jet. | Bettyhill |
| 00:08:18 (13th Apr) | 2 square miles of heath destroyed. Extinguished using 1 hosereel jet and beaters. | Thurso |
| 10:49:28 (13th Apr) | 1 square mile of heath destroyed. Extinguished using 1 hosereel jet and beaters. | Bettyhill
Tongue Thurso Lybster |
| 03:47:57 (14th Apr) | Two storey semi detached house. Damage confined to kitchen which was slightly smoke damaged. Microwave 100% damaged. Extinguished on arrival. | Thurso |
| 13:05:10 (14th Apr) | One acre of whins destroyed by fire. Extinguished using beaters, knapsack tanks. | Lybster
Dunbeath |
| 14:09:56 (14th Apr) | 500 square metres of grass destroyed by fire. Extinguished using beaters. | Thurso |
| 02:31:27 (15th Apr) | Large area of whins on fire allowed to burn out as not endangering anything | Wick |
| 11:20:55 (15th Apr) | 2 hectares of forest and 35 square kilometres of moor destroyed by fire, extinguished using beaters by 31 appliances which attended over several days.A helicopter was also used for water bombing | 31 appliances from various locations |
| 14:47:02 (15th Apr) | Chimney fire extinguished using 1 hosereel jet and 2 breathing apparatus | Wick |
| 06:41:26 (16th Apr) | Kitchen fire in a 2 storey terraced house extinguished using 2 breathing apparatus and 1 hosereel jet | Thurso
John O'Groats |
| 16:44:26 (17th Apr) | 40 acres of heather destroyed by fire, extinguished using beaters | John O'Groats
Wick |
| 16:00:46(18th Apr) | Chimney Fire - no damage. Extinguished using chimney rods | Wick |
| 20:53:02 (23rd Apr) | One vehicle road traffic collision. Fire Service administered oxygen whilst awaiting arrival of ambulance. No further assistance required. | Dunbeath
Wick Lybster |
| 20:59:30 (27th Apr) | Quantity of rubbish on fire. Extinguished on arrival. | Wick |
| 14:22:44 (29th Apr) | Trwo storey terraced house with damage to cooker. Extinguished on arrival | Thurso |
| 14:47:18 (29th Apr) | Three vehicle road traffic accident. Crews assisted police. Person released prior to fire service arrival. | Thurso |
| 09:08:29 (30th Apr) | JCB digger on fire. 100% destroyed. Extinguished using two breathing apparatus and two hosereel jets. | Thurso |
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