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08
Jan 2024
'Don't waste our time' — firefighters issue plea to wild campers
Firefighters have urged wild campers to "think about the consequences of your actions" after a remote call-out took three hours of their time.
On call firefighters from Masham and a crew from Ripon responded to police reports of a fire near Roundhill Reservoir at 8.47pm on Saturday night.
The location, near Leighton Reservoir, is between Masham and Lofthouse.
Masham Fire Station said on social media the call was to a camp fire set up by a group of youngsters wild camping.
It added:
It urged people to look at the picture of the location "to see what the conditions were like and imagine having to walk that in the pitch dark. Not fun."
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