A FIRE chief is asking people to think about the consequences of their actions after crews were called to a deliberate mountain fire near Llangollen.

Firefighters from Llangollen, Johnstown and Chirk were called to the wildfire at Trevor at 4:20am on Sunday.

Tim Owen, station manager for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, said: “Three seats of fire have been discovered which suggests to us that this was deliberate ignition.

“This behaviour is completely unacceptable. The individual(s) setting the fires put extra pressure on emergency service resources which are already stretched at this time.

“Deliberate fires place tremendous strain on resources, with our crews committed for a considerable length of time trying to bring them under control - which prevents us from attending genuine emergencies.

"Actions like this do not help us keep our community safe.

“Remember - setting fires is a criminal offence and we are actively working alongside North Wales Police to combat such incidents.

"We would urge anybody with information on such crimes to contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or North Wales Police on 101 or via their live webchat. In an emergency always dial 999.”