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into very high temperatures. we ll be doing very targeted communications, they adapt their behaviour and that makes a difference. but of course, we can t rule out restrictions later in the year. yorkshire water isn t alone. customers in other regions are also being asked to take shorter showers and let the lawn turn brown. with potentially record temperatures forecast for next week and no recent rain, an increase in wildfires is expected. this is the salisbury plain area today. how bad is it this year? it s really bad. we ve had significant periods of dry weather. conditions are some of the worst this fire officer has seen. we re seeing record numbers of fires in the uplands and our rural landscapes. we ve already surpassed our national totals and we re onlyjust hitting our summer months now. so it s a really concerning time for us as a fire service. the dry conditions could soon lead to hosepipe bans and other restrictions. more fires are expected. next week s high temperatures won t

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