An update this morning on the Cairngorm wildfire👇

@MareeToddMSP

@neilcgray Been warned for years about the dangers of wildfire in Scotland. Budget slashed, firefighter numbers slashed, vehicles/equipment removed, stations closed or closing It’s going to get worse in the future Fund the Fire Service to at least the safe crewing model agreed in 2017

Well done John, I can’t believe the number of people who jump on the bandwagon to politicise every single event these days rather than seeking to help or praising those that are working incredibly hard to keep us all safe. #Snowflakes

Well done John! The horrors of society jumping on this post are embarrassing hopefully they all scuttle off back to the sewer once Scotland leaves this excuse for a union. Independence asap and the toxic rats on here can go life where their toxicity heads will fit in 👍

Good you’re addressing this, John. Can you please also address and provide some leadership after fascists once again marched through Glasgow today spreading hate and targeting people?

Firefighters are risking their lives beyond what would have been necessary if appropriate support had been put in place earlier. Meanwhile you sit chatting on the phone. You are a useless fool.

Whether it's prisons , ferries or firefighting. Simply not fit for purpose.

SWINNEY ... Scots aren't safe in his hands!

Funny how the Cairngorms have never had a history for fires before climate zealots had a climate scam and objection to Scotland drilling for oil? It is called man made climate change. This looks more like arson.

All these in the Highlands that voted SNP must now be embarrassed by you and the other imbeciles in the SNP. What a disaster

Perhaps requesting some assistance from the army days ago would have been a good idea but no, you'd rather let it burn. We see you 🤡

Aerial water bombing required. You’ve fucked this right up John. This has got out of control thanks to SNP failure. Wildlife habitat destroyed people having to be evacuated. All thanks to SNP. No doubt you’ll be getting your hi viz on later.

Aw, you had a call and two tweets. How nice.

The fire service whose budgets you are cutting !!!!!

The warnings have been there for years and you've done nothing! This is all on your parochial small minded Plaid parliament!

Mental the amount of wild fire specialists we have on X.

10 days too late, remind me what did you spend the funding for our safety on again? Oh that’s right, never mind….

Cairngorms is on fire and all you care about is your stupid independence!!!! And all the illegal men that are coming here that makes it not safe for women and children should be ashamed

You may not have noticed, but today the French PM called in the Air Force to deploy an A400M heavy lift transporter to be used as a firefighting weapon. Perhaps you could do the same as the RAF has 22 of them?

Morning John

Do you think that the ongoing cuts that your government is making to the Fire and other emergency services across Scotland is a good idea Mr Swinney? Are the lives of the public and emergency workers important to you and the Scottish government or are you happy to risk them?

Park run

Stop being such a self indulgent nationalist prick and get help from other British fire services and the British army. This is a national emergency and you’re using nationalism to prevent getting this situation under control. SNP letting the people of Scotland down again 😡😡😡

What a load of shite! Resign

@MareeToddMSP Whats your reaction to Andy Burnham rejecting a referendum… Call a defacto election, people are fed up of jam tomorrow…rinse and repeat Man or a mouse

@MareeToddMSP Wish we had a proper First Minster instead of one that acts like a glorified Councillor.

So we are relying on the wind now John. Perhaps you should listen to the landowners, farmers and gamekeepers on how to manage the land as clearly the govt dont have a clue. Declare a national emergency which it is, and stop the cuts to the Fire Service.

This should have been done last week when the fire started to spread. Typical SNP government, avoiding the major issues in Scotland.

Helicopter supports should have ben availiable days ago. You’ve failed miserably. The next statement should be your resignation.

You couldn't organise a smell in a toilet ya baldy prick.

It will also show under funding by you and your party Honest John once again, Seems you have no idea how to run a country and even the sheep are beginning to see this. 😂

Makes me so angry some fool causes all this devastation. People should take every scrap of their own shit home after visiting the countryside, No fires means just that and if you have to smoke take a tin with a lid to extinguish and contain your cigarette butt and ash in

Your a few days to late ! This should have been done earlier this week. I hope you reconsider closing Nethy Bridge Fire station @fire_scot

@neilcgray They intentionally don’t clean the forest floors.. to blame climate change.. steal your money 💰 and blame you … see their crimes against humanity yet ? And treason