FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle a series of fires which started at Furness Golf Course on Walney.
The fire at Furness Golf Course on Walney. Picture: Walney Fire The callout came in at around 8.40pm last night after a fire was spotted at the golf course in Central Drive on Walney.
The on-call crew extinguished a number of grass and gorse fires which had started when embers from an unattended fire spread to other areas of the gold course.
Walney's crew is manned by a number of on-call firefighters.
Anyone who is interested in signing up to the crew, or finding out more information about becoming an on-call firefighter, can call Barrow fire station on 01229 407945.
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