really major fires in the local area and right across london, so just how did you cope as a fire service? so, that's right, it's actually been stated as the worst day for london fire brigadebusiest time. if you look at the stats from last year, the first two weeks of august, we attended between a0 and 50 grass fires. to this year, where we attended, the first two weeks in august, we attended between 150 and 200 grass fires. so, it's a really big jump from one year to the next. and you've been working a lot with members of the public here in the community as well, trying to push the fire safety message since the fire injuly, so what sort of advice are you giving people? fire safety advice, notjust in the home but in their gardens as well. safe disposal of cigarettes, safe use of barbecues. just be sensible with it. have a purpose—built barbecue and have a bucket of water next to it, just in case that barbecue does start getting out of control. great advice. thank you so much, graham. we'll have more from here later in the programme, when we'll be discussing how heat and drought are fuelling ever—more intense wildfires across the globe. showing the link between extreme weat