Fossil fuel producers should be forced to pay for firefighting helicopters following the outbreak of blazes in the UK, the Green Party's leader has said. At a press conference on Wednesday, Zack Polanski made the plea as he warned: "We are facing the biggest threat to this country since the Second World War." "And this should all be funded by taxing the fossil fuel giants who are profiting from fuelling these infernos." None of England's fire and rescue services are thought to have direct access to firefighting aircraft. Phil Garrigan, chairman of the National Fire Chiefs Council, has previously said he backed "investment in specialist wildfire capabilities, including aerial firefighting support".