Farmers in Herts and Essex are being warned about the threat posed by arsonists during harvest.Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) dealt with more than 500 such dangerous incidents in rural Essex last year, with the problem spiking in July and October.Farmers are being advised to: remove hay and straw from their fields as soon as possible, block access routes to it if left overnight, and stack bales away from buildings that house livestock or have chemicals and fuel stored inside. It is...
