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No helicopters to fight Welsh wildfires as 'crisis management' plans activated

A petition with over 4,000 signatures has been launched calling for aerial assistance to combat wildfires, following a fire that spread into Coed y Brenin in Conwy county. Sian Williams, operations manager at Natural Resources Wales (NRW), characterized the wildfire conditions across Wales as “exceptional.” Despite requests made by the fire and rescue services, she…