Fire fighters were working extremely hard yesterday to tackle the blaze on farmland near Tolpits Lane.

But that wasn’t the only incident they were called out for.

Here, we take a look at the impressive work Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Services have carried out this weekend near Watford as the country faced yet another heatwave.

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Today, the Red Watch attended a fire in Oxhey Woods.

 

Garston Fire Station extinguished a fire on railway embankment near Carpenders Park.

 

And another unit used buckets of water to extinguish a fire.

 

Not all of the work focusses on putting fires out.

Fire fighters are often called to deal with floods or to help other emergency services.

 

Here, the Garston Fire Station unit was called to help extricate people from a lift.

 

And on some occasions, they were called to false alarms, but the services said it was with good intent.

 

The fire services have been dealing with a higher number of call outs since dry weather conditions have led to fires becoming out of control.

With this increase in workload and helping other emergency services, their hard work has not gone unnoticed.

To help prevent fires, the Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue service has asked people to avoid using disposable barbecues, dispose of you litter properly and to no burn garden waste.

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