Royal Air Force Airbus A400M approaches RAF Brize Norton.Image source, NurPhoto/Getty Images
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RAF A400M planes will be able to fight wildfires if fire crews request them

ByEwan SomervillePolitical reporter
  • Published36 minutes ago

Military planes and helicopters will be drafted in to tackle wildfires, Prime Minister Andy Burnham is to tell the UK's first summit on the issue.

Civilian fire services in all four nations will be able to request the support of the Royal Air Force's Chinook helicopters and A400M planes to fight wildfires on tough terrain such as remote moorland and steep hillsides.