Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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There's been scathing criticism of fire service management and centralisation of the service, in the wake of the Cairngorms wildfire.
An ex police commander and former firefighter have questioned the service's account of the response and handling of the outbreak which burned for several weeks.

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