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Baroness Brown says the UK needs to do more to prepare for wildfires, as figures reported by the BBC show a record 1,350 in England and Wales in 2026.
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Baroness Brown, chairwoman of the UK’s Climate Change Committee, said she feared lives would be lost unless the country did more to prepare for wildfires. In an interview with BBC File on 4 Investigates reported on 29 September 2026, she said warnings about the changing climate had not prompted enough action. [1]
National Fire Chiefs Council figures seen by the BBC put the number of wildfires in England and Wales at 1,350 in 2026 — more than 300 above 2025 and more than 1,000 above 2024. The BBC described it as a record. Earlier this year, a man died in a Gloucestershire wildfire, 19 homes were destroyed in Stourbridge and villagers were evacuated in the Cairngorms. [1]
Brown called for specialist teams and equipment, better woodland planning, fire breaks and early-warning systems. She said wildfire risk could double across much of the UK by 2050. [1]
The government said it was investing nearly £100m in national resilience, including a pilot of specially trained firefighting teams. National Fire Chiefs Council chairman Phil Garrigan welcomed £97m for six specialist teams but called for more funding for aerial firefighting and equipment. Fire Brigades Union general secretary Steve Wright said cuts of around 12,000 firefighter and control-room jobs since 2010 had left crews dangerously overstretched. [1]
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