Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The dry conditions and back-to-back heatwaves have created the perfect conditions for wildfires and there are several still ongoing. The fire which started on 29 July, has now been stood down as a major incident. A major incident was declared when the mountain fire raged for days from Saturday, 1 August until the incident was stood down on 7 August. A major incident was declared on 12 July due to the scale of the wildfire and by the beginning of August the alert was stood down.