How drones are hunting fires hidden beneath the Cairngorms
Dramatic flames from the huge Cairngorms wildfire in July have disappeared - but hot spots can continue to burn beneath the earth.
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Notable Quotes
"Every week I hope that I find none."
— Pete Short , Other
"We've been fighting this fire for over two months now and obviously we've got limited resources in terms of the number of people we have and we can't send everybody out everywhere all the time."
— Ben Jones , Celebrity
"It will recover, but we just don't know what that's going to look like yet."
— Dr Sarah Henshall , Academic
Key People
Ben Jones is Amy Dowden's husband and a supportive figure during her cancer treatment.
Dr Sarah Henshall is the head of conservation at the Cairngorms National Park Authority.
Pete Short is a drone pilot working in the Cairngorms National Park.
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Dramatic flames from the huge Cairngorms wildfire in July have disappeared - but hot spots can continue to burn beneath the earth.
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