The fire has now been successfully contained for over three weeks. As of today, the major incident status has officially been de-escalated.
While the fire is no longer classified as a major incident, it remains an active incident and fire crews will continue to monitor the area daily.
There is still deep-seated heat within the peat and we continue to ask that you avoid the affected area and call 999 and request the fire service if you notice any flare-ups.
Chief Fire Officer Jonathan Dyson said this afternoon (Tue 23 September)
“The risk of unexploded ordnance also remains, please follow the guidance around the right of access restrictions and cycle and walking route diversions which can be found on the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum section of the North Yorkshire Council website https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/…/langdale-and…
“We again want to thank everyone who has supported us during this incident including farmers, contractors, game keepers, partner agencies, other fire and rescue services and local communities and businesses.
“The North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum Recovery Group is leading and coordinating the long-term recovery efforts following the incident.
“As this moves into more of a recovery phase we’ll be scaling down these updates but will keep you informed if anything changes. Information will also be shared from the recovery group.”
