The equipment is used to quickly fill the fire service's appliances with water Picture: Verwood Fire Station

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Fire service equipment stolen in Three Legged Cross – while firefighters tackle blaze

Tait ap EllisAugust 27, 20250 Comment0

POLICE are trying to reunite a fire station with some of its equipment that was stolen in Three Legged Cross on Monday (August 25).

Firefighters from Verwood were out dealing with a heath fire off Furzelands Road just after 12pm that affected a 50x20m area of gorse, grass and woodland, with the stop call not coming until 3.51pm.

The crew left two pieces of equipment at the entrance to Joy’s Road while they dealt with the blaze, but the items were missing when they came back to collect them.

Another piece of equipment that was stolen Picture: Verwood Fire Station

“This equipment is used to quickly fill our appliances with water to deal with incidents and is a vital piece of kit,” a spokesperson for the fire service said.

Anyone who may have information about the theft of the items is asked to contact Dorset Police on 101 using reference number 55250126852.