# firefighters - Tuesday 19 January, 2021
# Fire Up
# Fire Up
Significant numbers of firefighters are still waiting to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
# firefighters - Tuesday 12 May, 2020
# Eye In The Sky
# Eye In The Sky
It’s the second year drones will be used to monitor designated ‘hot spots’ across regions of Dublin, Wicklow and the Midlands.
# firefighters - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
# Wildfires
# Wildfires
Nine people have been killed and more than 950 homes destroyed in the wildfires.
# firefighters - Saturday 21 December, 2019
# Heatwave
# Heatwave
A record-breaking heatwave on the east coast has fanned hundreds of fires.
# firefighters - Thursday 12 September, 2019
# Your Say
# Your Say
A fire service in England has dropped the character as a mascot, describing him as outdated.
# firefighters - Monday 19 August, 2019
# Blackpool
# Blackpool
Cork City Fire Brigade was called to the building in the Blackpool area yesterday evening.
# firefighters - Thursday 11 July, 2019
# Fire
# Fire
All eight Harry Potter films were shot at the studio in Hertfordshire.
# firefighters - Tuesday 16 April, 2019
# Jerusalem
# Jerusalem
The fire broke out in the guards’ room but no one was injured.
# firefighters - Wednesday 3 April, 2019
# Evacuation
# Evacuation
Eighty people had to leave the building.
# firefighters - Wednesday 21 March, 2018
# Ballymun
# Ballymun
Roads are closed in the area as emergency services deal with the blaze at the Metro Hotel complex in Ballymun.
# firefighters - Saturday 13 January, 2018
# Equipment
# Equipment
There have been a number of reports over the years of this equipment failing and the representative association Ifesa took legal action to suspend their use.
# firefighters - Sunday 24 December, 2017
# Davao
# Davao
Firefighters have concluded that all those trapped in the building are dead.
# firefighters - Friday 20 October, 2017
# Louth
# Louth
The two men were found shot dead in the burnt car on 7 March 2012.
# firefighters - Thursday 7 September, 2017
# Killester
# Killester
The fire has been ablaze in north Dublin for more than an hour.
# firefighters - Monday 4 September, 2017
# Nevada
# Nevada
More than 70,000 people are attending the art and music celebration in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
# firefighters - Friday 1 September, 2017
# Don't Panic
# Don't Panic
Firefighters conducted a training exercise outside the Ilac Shopping Centre today.
# firefighters - Saturday 29 July, 2017
# Smokey Paws
# Smokey Paws
Dublin Fire Brigade says it is not currently considering this.
# firefighters - Wednesday 26 July, 2017
# Breaking Point
# Breaking Point
Firefighters and paramedics in Dublin want their overtime rate raised to 1.5 times regular pay, in line with the rest of the country and the Dublin City Council standard.
# firefighters - Sunday 9 July, 2017
# Triple Digit Temperatures
# Triple Digit Temperatures
Over 3,000 firefighters battled the blazes yesterday.
# firefighters - Wednesday 5 July, 2017
# Old Hospital
# Old Hospital
St Kevins is a 200-year-old red-bricked building located on a hill overlooking Cork city.
# firefighters - Sunday 25 June, 2017
# Spain
# Spain
The regional president of Andalusia said authorities are not “ruling out the human factor” as a possible cause.
# firefighters - Tuesday 20 June, 2017
# Victims
# Victims
At least 64 people have died in fires that swept through the centre of the country at the weekend.
# firefighters - Monday 19 June, 2017
# Devastation
# Devastation
At least 62 people died as the fire swept through central Portugal at the weekend.
# firefighters - Thursday 15 June, 2017
# Grenfell Tower
# Grenfell Tower
Police say the recovery process will be difficult, as angry locals asked London Mayor Sadiq Khan some tough questions.
# firefighters - Wednesday 24 May, 2017
# Passing Out
# Passing Out
The latest recruits to the Dublin and Waterford Fire Brigades had their passing-out ceremony today.
# firefighters - Thursday 18 May, 2017
# Dublin Fire Brigade
# Dublin Fire Brigade
Five units of the fire brigade are responding to reports of smoke coming from the premises.
# firefighters - Monday 1 May, 2017
# Limerick
# Limerick
The woman’s body was discovered in an upstairs bedroom in the house.
# firefighters - Tuesday 7 March, 2017
# Unsung Heroes
# Unsung Heroes
‘Our Council Day’ has been showcasing the work of firefighters, librarians and other behind-the-scenes employees.
# firefighters - Friday 17 February, 2017
# Not A Baaad Days Work
# Not A Baaad Days Work
But not before they tried out their own sheep impressions.
# firefighters - Tuesday 24 January, 2017
# Strike Action
# Strike Action
Siptu said the firefighters are prepared to go on all-out strike if there is no agreement.
# firefighters - Saturday 19 November, 2016
# Land Of Cotton
# Land Of Cotton
Locals were advised to steer clear of the foam mass as it constitutes a skin irritant.
# firefighters - Wednesday 2 November, 2016
# United We Stand
# United We Stand
A number of stations have expressed their support for gardaí through unofficial Facebook pages.
# firefighters - Monday 31 October, 2016
# Clondalkin
# Clondalkin
The area was made safe by emergency services this afternoon.
# firefighters - Tuesday 18 October, 2016
# Arizona
# Arizona
The man was stuck for four hours after trying to get into his house via the chimney.
# firefighters - Monday 5 September, 2016
# Costa Blanca
# Costa Blanca
Officials suspect the fire was started deliberately.
# firefighters - Sunday 24 July, 2016
# Gorse Fire
# Gorse Fire
No injuries have been reported.
# firefighters - Monday 30 May, 2016
# Toxic Gas
# Toxic Gas
Meanwhile, DFB has encouraged people to learn CPR.
# firefighters - Monday 9 May, 2016
# Cork
# Cork
One man was released from Cork University Hospital yesterday.
# firefighters - Sunday 8 May, 2016
# News Fix
# News Fix
Another care home failure, an assault on an Afghan family and three injured firefighters…
# firefighters - Tuesday 29 December, 2015
# Birmingham
# Birmingham
The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage.
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