Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to a grass fire near Berwick Pond Road in Rainham.
The fire, which spread over around six hectares of grassland, is now under control. Firefighters worked hard to prevent the fire from spreading further and remain at the scene tackling areas that are still alight. Crews are using water backpacks and wildfire beaters to tackle the remaining flames.
Wildfire beaters are made of a long handle with a flat piece of rubber at the end, they're used to beat the flames, depriving them of oxygen and cooling down the area.
One of the Brigade's Terrain Support Vehicles was sent to the scene to support firefighting efforts.
The vehicle provides off-road capability enabling the transportation of additional equipment closer to fires on open ground. Each vehicle carries approximately 475 litres of water, a backpack blower, ear defenders, beaters and misting lance technology, which allows firefighters to pump water and drive, enabling them to tackle grass fires more quickly and safely.
The Brigade's Drone Team was also deployed to the scene, providing the Incident Commander with an aerial view of the fire.
The Brigade's Control Officers took the first of 11 calls at 1525 and mobilised fire crews from Addington, Enfield, Bexley and other surrounding fire stations to the scene. The fire was under control by 1712.
The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.