by Chris Malone
Caravan enthusiasts in the Cambridgeshire area are advised to keep a close eye on their tourers.
According to the Cambs Times, the region is on the lookout for criminals after a shed and caravan were torched by arsonists over the weekend.
The publication revealed that housing associations, the police and fire service have all been called together by the Cambridgeshire Arson Partnership to tackle the problem.
They are hoping to work together on a countywide basis after a successful trial in Peterborough, which more than halved the number of incidents from 2009/10 to 2010/11.
As a result of the crackdown – led by fire officer Martin Boome – the town saw the number of incidents fall from 662 to 313.
The Godmanchester-based officer noted that working together can help stop the arsonists.
“Our aim, first and foremost, is to prosecute people responsible for arson, as this acts as a deterrent to others,” he told the newspaper.
“In the past, firefighters may have seen something important at a scene and it would get forgotten but now it gets recorded and could become evidence.”
Meanwhile, the Sussex express recently reported on one caravanner’s lucky escape after her holiday home caught fire.
