* BBQs in gardens should be set up on level ground<\/p>\n
* Keep your BBQ away from flammable materials like dry brush, long grasses, fences or sheds<\/p>\n
* Avoid setting up your BBQ on any decking in your garden <\/p>\n
* If you live in a property with a balcony, never use it is a place to set up your BBQ<\/p>\n
* BBQs should not be used in parks or open spaces <\/p>\n
* Keep grass cut short (below 7cm) in your garden <\/p>\n
* Consider cutting back trees and shrubs that are close to your home <\/p>\n
* Dispose of your garden waste responsibly <\/p>\n
* If possible create a fire break around your property. You can do this by clearing 2-3m around all sides of your home and garden<\/p>\n
* Clear flammable debris, like dead leaves, from your garden and guttering<\/p>\n
* Try to position any sheds or garden furniture away from your home<\/p>\n
* Keeping your garden watered in dry spells makes it less combustible. If a hosepipe ban is in place, consider using water butts or wastewater from your home to water your garden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"* BBQs in gardens should be set up on level ground * Keep your BBQ away from flammable…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":717063,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[30665,59,57,58,1103,36047,50,237334,56,54,55,8948],"class_list":["post-717062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gardens","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-heatwave","tag-london-fire-brigade","tag-news","tag-royal-parks","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildfires"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=717062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/717063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=717062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=717062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=717062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}