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Fires: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered the potential merits of the use of AI systems and drone heat mapping to monitor wildfires.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
29 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered the potential merits of the use of AI systems and drone heat mapping to monitor wildfires.

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the increasing risk posed by wildfires and the importance of a coordinated, cross-government approach to prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. Since 2024, the Government has funded a National Resilience Wildfire Adviso...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Fires

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has (a) created and (b) appointed a National Wildfire Coordinator.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Fire and Rescue Services: Military Aid

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of aerial firefighting.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to secure targeted funding for wildfires as part of Fire Service budgets.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Fires

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration his Department has given to the use of fire ponds to tackle rural wildfires.