‘Very high risk’ of wildfires sparks ‘severe alert’ from UK Government, and includes Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland During these heatwave conditions, even a small flame can rapidly develop into a wildfire, putting lives, homes, businesses and our emergency responders at risk. We urge the public to be extremely vigilant and to do nothing that might exacerbate this risk. Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is covered by last tonight's 'severe alert' from the UK Governm