Find all of the latest information about the wildfire in the Langdale area near Scarborough and Whitby.

Current situation
Travel disruption, road and path closures
Advice if you are worried about smoke
If you are worried about evacuation
Advice for visitors
Advice for businesses

Current situation

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have a significant presence in the area with 20 appliances in use. The effort along the A171 flank has helped contain the fire and no evacuations have taken place overnight. The plan for the today is continued containment of the fire within the current boundary and then some further work to add further control lines to offer greater protection against future spread.

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National resources, regional mutual aid and a multi-agency response is in place due to the scale of this ongoing incident. National funding has been approved by government to help support the fire service in this very significant operation.

See the latest update from the fire service on their live blog on the North Yorkshire Fire website.

Watch as Chief Fire Officer Jonathan Dyson talks through the latest situation with the wildfire.

Travel disruption, road and path closures

You can see a full and up to date list on our road closures page.

There is also some impact on the Coast 2 Coast walk, you can find out more on the North Yorks Moors National Park website.

Some bus routes in the area may be affected, you should check the bus company's website for the latest information.

Watch as Karl Battersby, our corporate director for environment, talks through the road closures and how this may effect you.

Advice if you are worried about smoke

Watch as Dr Victoria Turner, our public health consultant, gives advice around health during the wildfire.

Looking after your health:

• while causing short-term, poor air quality, exposure to smoke from large-scale wildfires is unlikely to contribute to any long-term health effects. In general, exposure to smoke is more likely to affect people who have existing breathing problems, lung or heart conditions, such as asthma, bronchitis, chronic pulmonary disease or heart disease. The very young and very old, smokers and people with flu or flu-like illnesses may also be at greater risk after exposure to smoke from fires
• smoke can irritate air passages, skin and eyes, resulting in coughing and wheezing, breathlessness and chest pain. Individuals with pre-existing cardiovascular and respiratory conditions, such as asthma, should carry any necessary medication or inhalers with them at all times and seek medical advice if their symptoms worsen, by contacting their GP or NHS 111
• anyone experiencing discomfort, such as sore eyes, cough or sore throat, should consider reducing activity, particularly outdoors

Get more advice on sheltering in smoke-affected areas during hot conditions on our wildfires page.

If you are worried about evacuation

A very small number of people have been evacuated so far. If you need to evacuate you will be contacted and advised. If you do live in areas near to the fire you might want to consider preparing a grab bag in case you need to leave at short notice. Find out how on our protect yourself in an emergency page.

Watch as Chief Fire Officer Jonathan Dyson talks about how any evacuations will be done, if needed.

Advice for visitors

While we are asking people to avoid the area of the fire, other parts of North Yorkshire are open as normal.

If you are visiting the area you may want to think about making plans to leave earlier than planned, especially if you are in the area near the smoke or fire.

Advice for businesses

Our Visit North Yorkshire team are aware of the impacts on the visitor economy and are here to provide advice and support. The Tourist Information Centre in Whitby has been busy helping visitors not wanting to stay locally to relocate. Find out how to contact the team on the Visit North Yorkshire website.