Date: 23rd July, 2026
Time: 12.03pm
Description: We received a call with reports of an agricultural fire on Cards Mill Lane, Whitchurch Canonicorum. Crews from Charmouth and Bridport (x2) attended initially, along with a water carrier from Danes Castle (Exeter). The incident involves a barn, containing approximately 100 tonnes of hay bales and 4 tyres – two hose reel jets and a main line are being used to extinguish the fire. Farmers are assisting crews by using farm machinery to remove the hay bales.
24 July update: The stop was in at 10.14pm last night – good progress was made using farm machinery and hose reel jets. Crews remained on scene until shortly after 10.30pm dampening down hotspots, before handing back over to the farmer who monitored and applied water overnight. A reinspection was carried out this morning and a few hotspots discovered which were dampened down. We are no longer in attendance.
Location: Cards Mill Lane, Bridport, UK