Wildfire in Yalding, Maidstone
30 Incident Saturday 15 August 2026 13:49
Saturday 15 August 2026
16:47
Fire engines: 4
Equipment: Water - river/pond/lake/pool/sea supply, Firefighting - Beater, Firefighting - Flexi-pack (portable water tank with spray), Firefighting - High-pressure hose reel jet
Special support vehicles: All-terrain vehicle, Fire fogging unit
Maidstone
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a wildfire on Hampstead Lane in Yalding, Maidstone.
Four fire engines and a utility terrain vehicle attended. Crews used wildfire equipment, beaters, hose-reel jets and a utility terrain fogging unit to extinguish the fire.
There are no reported injuries and the cause of the fire is believed to be deliberate.