Highlands & Islands Firefighters extinguish wildfire in Western Isles village By Michelle Henderson March 20 2022, 7:11 pm March 20 2022, 7:11 pm Share Firefighters extinguish wildfire in Western Isles village Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/4078067/firefighters-extinguish-tackle-wildfire-in-western-isles-village/ Copy Link Firefighters were first made aware of the fire at 2:18pm this afternoon. Firefighters have successfully extinguished a wildfire on Lewis. Crews were called to the village of Grimshader shortly before 2:30pm following reports of a fire in the open. A total of four appliances attended the blaze after the alarm was raised at 2:28pm. One appliance remained at the scene for some time as they dampened down hot spots. The fire has now successfully been put out. The stop message was received at 6:28pm, with crews leaving the scene a short time later.
