Dava wildfire
| Dava wildfire | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 28 June 2025 - (ongoing) |
| Location | Dava, Scottish Highlands, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°24′N 3°39′W / 57.4°N 3.65°W |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | Unknown |
| Non-fatal injuries | Unknown |
| Map | |
  Location of the fire in the Scottish Highlands  Dava wildfire (Scotland) | |
On June 28, 2025, a series of wildfires broke out in the Scottish Highlands at Dava.[1] The wildfire continued to spread for the coming days, with volunteers and fire crews assisting in the fire to be extinguished. On June 30, heavy rainfall entered the region and assisted with extinguishing the fire.[2]
No injuries or fatalities from this fire have been known to occur.
Events
[edit]The fire had started from Loch Allan sometime before the afternoon of June 28, 2025, and after being ignited continued to spread eastward, turning into at least nine separate fires. At around 5pm emergency services were notified of the ongoing fire and were called to the scene. The roads in the area, including, but not limited to, the A939, B9007, B9012 and A940 were closed due to them crossing the path of the fire.[1]
During the wildfire, volunteers, farmers, gamekeepers and other civilians assisted in extinguishing the fire. Residents of the area also brought food and supplies for the work effort.[3][4]
On June 29, aerial firefighters began entering the scene, taking water from nearby lochs to douse the fire.[4]
In the evening of June 30, the smoke had blown into areas such as Nairn, Carrbridge, Grantown-on-Spey and Aviemore.[5][6] During this, some of the sky had turned to a tinted yellow-ish colour.[2] Later into the day, rainfall had approached from the west and had helped extinguish the fire.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fire crews battle two-day wildfires north of Grantown-on-Spey as roads closed". www.bbc.com. 2025-06-29. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ a b "In pictures: Scotland's four-day battle with wildfires". BBC News. 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Flood alert for Highland and Moray areas affected by wildfires". BBC News. 2025-06-30. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ a b Cromar, Chris (2025-07-01). "Fire crews and volunteers battling wildfires inundated with donations from community". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ Milne, Ellie (2025-06-29). "Crews across the north battle raging fires at Nairn, Carrbridge and Grantown". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Heads down in Badenoch as wildfire 'fall out' reaches for 20 miles now". Strathspey Herald. 2025-06-30. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
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