Action scheduled
Overgrown vegetation once again locking FIRE STATION emergency lighting
Reported via mobile in the Tree blocking traffic signal/sign category anonymously at 09:43, Sunday 28 June 2026
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 9693062.
Overgrown vegetation once again locking FIRE STATION emergency lighting. Happens every year and is dangerous as road users can’t see the emergency signage to stop them fire engines need to leave their station.
Updates
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A Highway Officer will carry out an initial assessment of the tree, emergency issues will be corrected or made safe at the time of the inspection, if reasonably practicable to do so. In this context, making safe may constitute displaying warning notices, coning‐off or fencing‐off to protect the public from the tree or other suitable action.
If the inspection team cannot make safe the defect at the time of inspection, then they will instigate the relevant emergency call procedures to ensure appropriate resources are mobilised cut back the tree which is blocking the signal, this may involve some traffic management and/or a cherry picker.
There may also be occasions when the issue reported will be classified as a minor defect and does not pose any risk to either the safety or the integrity of the highway, these are called minimum recording levels as specified in our Highways Safety Inspection Policy, in these cases no action will be taken.
Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 09:45, Sunday 28 June 2026
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Update
The Highway Officer has attended the site and carried an inspection based on your report.
As a result of this inspection, we plan to resolve the issue reported within five working days.
Thank you for taking the time to let us know, your reports alongside our Highways Safety Inspections are crucial to ensuring our network is safe for all residents and visitors.
State changed to: Action scheduled
Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 10:24, Monday 29 June 2026
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.