He saw the plight of older people and couldn't stand idly by: Remembering Willie Bermingham
Donal Fallon remembers the founder of ALONE on the 30th anniversary of his death.
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Donal Fallon remembers the founder of ALONE on the 30th anniversary of his death.
Dublin Fire Brigade said it has made good progress and will be scaling back the response soon.
Siptu said that buildings constructed between 2000 and 2014 was when “so-called light-touch regulation was at its most extreme”.
Pensioner Thomas Kim was arrested soon after shooting two firefighters, one of whom has died, at his California retirement home.
The force now has a growing air support unit, ready to be deployed to major incidents.
Patrick Hardison (42) was disfigured when the roof of a burning home collapsed on top of him in 2001.
Over the next four years, 16 new fire stations will be constructed.
Firefighter Trevor Hunt says tonight will be the busiest night of the year for the Dublin Fire Brigade.
The woman was treated for smoke inhalation and has since been released from hospital.
Those of us with kids will rise early to see if Santa came to visit, have some breakfast, exchange gifts and then wish our loved ones a Happy Christmas as we leave for work.
Don’t worry though, he won’t be running with an actual child on his shoulders.
See the fire as if you were the person tasked with putting it out.
Alex O’Shea did the Rebel county proud by setting a new Guinness World Record for his sweltering feat.
“When I started too I was totally preoccupied about the weight,” says firefighter Alex O’Shea. “What I realised then is that its the pair of boots with a steel toe cap — that’s the real concern.”
We’ve all been there. Just not this visibly and awkwardly.
John Kidd said he’ll be sticking up for middle income workers if he’s elected.
Our control centre handles fire and rescue calls for the whole of Leinster, so we’re always busy, but Christmas and New Year can often be when we’re needed most, writes Trevor Hunt.
South African emergency worker is trapped in scorching shaft for three hours but emerges with just a bruised hip.
Two children, aged 13 and 15, escaped the blaze at the Monastery Grove in Enniskerry and are being treated for injuries in hospital.
The community of West still doesn’t know how many people may have died, as rescuers carefully work through piles of debris.
Waco police said they are treating the incident as a crime scene for now, but that there is no evidence that it was anything other than accidental.
This is a year of footage filmed by a fireman condensed to eight minutes.
One person has been killed and three others injured in forest fires raging across Spain.