This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Use army and resources to help the firefighters on the moors wildfires
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The wild fires on Saddleworth Moor and winter hill area are as the description says are not under control and more resources need to be made available to assist the firefighters mainly from the armed forces and there equipment to assist getting basics like water and manpower to where it is needed
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The armed forces are already helping to tackle the fires, so we're not sure what further action you'd like the UK Government or Parliament to take.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.