Firefighters from Mid Wales were called along with others from across Shropshire and mid Wales to a huge blaze in a field in the county on Sunday.
Teams from Baschurch, Bishops Castle, Bridgnorth, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Minsterley, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Telford Central, Tweedale and Wellington were called out as 20 hectares of land went up in smoke on Sunday afternoon (August 24).
And they were supported by mid Wales firefighters, with Montgomery Fire Station confirming that it was involved in supporting the efforts to extinguish the blaze by being part of the water ferrying system and rolling out a hose into a nearby wooded area.
Beaters and hose reel jets used to extinguish the fire in the field at Broom Hill in Pulverbatch, to the south of Shrewsbury, while a drone was then deployed to check for further fire spread.
Operations, fire investigation, safety and principal officers were also in attendance at the scene.
The call came in for firefighter to attend the incident at 1.26pm, with the stop message indicating no more help was needed not arriving for more than three hours, shortly before 5pm.
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It was one of two substantial wildfires to affect county beauty spots ahead of Monday's bank holiday. Later on Sunday, more crews were called out from across Shropshire after 250m by 50m of trees and undergrowth caught light at Haughmond Hill, the popular walking spot on the eastern edge of Shrewsbury.
Seven crews from across Shropshire were called out to that incident, which began shortly before 8pm.
The fires came on a day when Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service had urged the public to be "extra vigilant" over wildfires.
There were also smaller fires tackled by crews in the Bridgnorth, Hinstock and Long Mynd areas.
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