25 July 2026
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Firefighters tackle gorse fire

Crews tackled a large gorse fire in Port St Mary on Sunday afternoon.

On arrival, crews were met with multiple scenes of fire with gorse well alight on the cliff side that was producing lots of smoke that could be seen from some distance away.

The Incident Commander quickly set up a water relay that enabled firefighters to obtain a good water supply and the fires that could be reached were all knocked back. 

The fire service was on the scene for around three hours.

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Shaun Moore is the Senior Broadcast Journalist for Manx.News and has over 15 years of working in radio, television, print and online. Previous work includes BBC, Sky, ITV, Bauer, Global Radio and Newsflare. Member of Chartered Institute of Journalists.

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