Concern as huge blaze erupts at industrial estate in Co Down with 8 fire engines on scene as public urged to avoid area

FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a blaze at an industrial estate in Bangor. Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said there are ...
Irish Mirror

Historic 150-year-old Irish pub featured in Oscar-nominated film destroyed in horror blaze

The owners of an historic 150-year-old pub in Co Meath has vowed "we'll go again" after it suffered extensive damage in a fire earlier this week. Members of the Meath County Fire Service rushed to the ...

Ford issues fresh fire warning to 2,865 Irish Kuga hybrid owners

Ford has issued another urgent fire-risk warning to 2,865 Irish owners of its popular Kuga plug-in hybrid crossover. The car ...
Belfast Live

Fire crews battle major blaze in Bangor industrial estate

Fire crews have been at the scene of a major blaze in Bangor this Friday evening. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue ...

Dublin Fire Brigade to use digital mapper Esri Ireland to pinpoint vulnerable buildings

Dublin Fire Brigade has teamed up with digital mapping specialist Esri Ireland to deploy a new location-based system designed ...
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Northern Ireland fire service fails to hit six-minute target at majority of high-risk house fires

Northern Ireland fire service is failing to reach nearly six-in-ten house fires within its six-minute response target, new figures reveal. Data obtained by The Irish News shows only 40.3% of house ...
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Irish emigrees formed first fire companies in Schuylkill

POTTSVILLE — Given the oppressive conditions under which they lived and worked, it’s hard to imagine how 19th Century Irish immigrants had time to volunteer as firefighters. Yet they did, according to ...