Issue - meetings

Fire Safety

Meeting: 30/04/2019 - Duchess Wood Local Nature Reserve Committee (Item 5)

Fire Safety

Verbal presentation by Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Service

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Minutes:

Councillor Douglas reported that concerns had been raised regarding fires being lit within the Duchess Wood. Stewart Campbell added that there had been instances of disposable BBQs damaging picnic tables. 

 

David McCaughey reported that in an ideal world fires would not be permitted within heavily wooded areas, but to police this would be impossible. David suggested that signs be installed at the entrances to the Wood highlighting that fires are not permitted and that batters, strategically placed within the woods, could help mitigate the risk associated with fires.

 

Decision

 

Friends of Duchess Woods to discuss the wording of the signs and the possibly of batters being placed within the Wood at the next formal Committee meeting.

 

(Ref:  Verbal presentation by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service) 

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