Overview

• The response has scaled down from a peak of around 20 pumps to a sustained deployment of nine crews supported by specialist vehicles and aerial water drops.
• Perimeter containment tactics are in use to manage deep-peat smouldering after direct attack was limited by hazards.
• Smoke from the blaze has drifted as far as 60 miles away, reaching York and Harrogate, prompting health advice to keep doors and windows closed.
• A separate flare-up near the A171 Scarborough-Whitby road led to a temporary closure and deployment of two extra crews.
• Firefighters warn they will remain at the scene for the foreseeable future and ask the public to avoid the affected areas.