The fire caused extensive damage to the area, but now the blaze is no longer considered a major incident. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the major incident at Swineshaw has also been stood down. Group Manager Bjorn Burdsell said: "As you may be aware, we’ve been dealing with the major incident for some time on the moors here at Dovestones and Swineshaw. "Earlier in this week, we came out of major incident and we’re now continuing to work on the moors. "We’ve worked closely with partners in the same conditions.