Urgent appeal for sun cream, socks and hats for moors fire crews

Urgent appeal for sun cream, socks and hats for moors fire crews
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/urgent-appeal-sun-cream-socks-hats-moors-fire-111100637.html

Seriously?  They need me to give them socks and hats?  Is rationing still going on or something?

And what's with those sticks with the flappy bits that they are using to put out the fire? 

All right, I know they don't get many forest fires here and maybe they are a bit out of practice, but there's no reason to get all midieval.  B & Q sells hoses , maybe they should try that.

This can't be serious?

This can't be serious?

I think it is. I couldn't find the story on Jim's link but I googled it and found more about it. https://news.sky.com/story/urgent-appeal-for-sun-cream-socks-and-hats-for-moors-fire-crews-11423696