Suffolk Fire and Rescue have responded to a recent increase in the number of thatch fires - twelve in the past year, with nineteen more just across the county borders - by starting to compile a thatch register.
Jon Southgate, writing to Parish Clerks across the county, has confirmed their wish to be proactive in helping the owners and residents of thatched properties by providing them with relevant information to reduce the risk of fire before it happens. The information gathered will be retained for use by the county's control room should such properties ever be subject to a roof fire, allowing it to better judge the number and type of vehicles to be sent to help minimise the level of damage.
Parish Clerk, Rosemary Cochrane, confirmed that details of the three thatched properties in the Parish have been notified to Suffolk Fire and Rescue, noting that no other information has been provided as part of the Parish Council's commitment to data protection and privacy.
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