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Coillte Forest Hit as Slievenamon Wildfire Intensifies Amid Changing Winds
Fire crews and aerial support remain at the scene as officials warn residents to avoid smoke and drones and say no immediate threat to life exists.
- On Friday, firefighting crews continue battling a major wildfire on the 721-metre Slievenamon mountain in County Tipperary, which spread significantly into an adjacent Coillte forest on Wednesday night.
- Emergency services have worked since Monday to contain the blaze, which intensified amid warm, dry weather conditions that prompted a national status orange high forest fire risk warning.
- Local farmers organized convoys of slurry tankers to bring water into the forest overnight, while residents offered fields and transport for livestock affected by smoke from the blaze.
- Tipperary County Council confirmed there is "no immediate risk to life or property," though the situation remains dynamic as crews monitor the area and engage with nearby residents.
- Coillte communications manager Pat Neville urged the public to stay away from the area and avoid flying drones, which interfere with aerial firefighting operations conducted by the Irish Air Corps.
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Coillte forest hit as Slievenamon wildfire intensifies amid changing winds
Firefighters are continuing efforts to contain a wildfire on Slievenamon in Co Tipperary after changing wind conditions caused the blaze to spread into a nearby Coillte forest. Tipperary County Council said emergency crews are now concentrating their efforts on the forest area, working to stop the fire from spreading further across the mountain. The council said there is ‘no immediate risk to life or property’, but has urged members of the publi…
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