'We cannot put people through another summer like this one': Government promises to develop England's first Wildfire Action Plan

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Government announces raft of fire prevention and protection measures following inaugural Wildfire Resilience Summit

Military planes and helicopters are to be deployed to tackle wildfires for the first time, as part of a new £70m fire prevention and protection package that will underpin the government's first Wildfire...

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