Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
Millions of phones across England and Wales blared a sudden siren on Friday evening as the government unleashed its emergency alert system over 'wildfire risk'.
What followed was a wave of neighbour-on-neighbour reporting that left fire services and police inundated with non-emergency calls about barbecues in gardens and parks.
JUST IN – UK Government issues severe national emergency alert over the risk of wildfires. pic.twitter.com/brMgNR6DxU
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The same compliant instincts that flourished during COVID appear alive and well.
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The alert, described by First Secretary of State Louise Haigh as "the most extensive use of the UK's emergency alert system in response to an active incident," warned of a "very high risk of wildfires nationally."
It instructed residents, landowners
