Crisis within fire service result of “years of inaction”
Years of inaction has resulted in a recruitment and retention crisis within the fire service both at a local and national level. That’s according to Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy who was speaking as half of the country’s “retained” part-time firefighters are set to strike tomorrow. The first phase of…
Emergency exercise planned for Sligo Airport
An emergency exercise is getting underway in Sligo this morning. The exercise, involving the local ambulance and fire service and the Gardai, is getting underway at Sligo Airport at 10am. The event is running until 12 noon.
Wine street reopens after reports of a fire at the Omniplex Cinema in Sligo
The Gardai and the Sligo fire service attended the Omniplex Cinema on Wine Street last night following a fire alarm. It occurred shortly after 9pm last night when its believed members of the public and staff from the cinema were asked to evacuate after reports of a fire. It is…
Sligo Fire Service has the fastest response time in the country
Sligo Fire Service has the fastest response time in the country. According to a national report for 2017, the average time it took the service to get fire brigades to fires was 4.26 minutes. It’s mobilisation time for non-fire incidents was 4.10 minutes, 13 seconds quicker than 2016, and also…
Donegal Fire Service is hiring and are particularly interested in hearing from women
Donegal Fire Service is looking for new recruits — and they are particularly interested in hearing from women. At present, Donegal Fire Service does not have any female staff. Dermot Brady, senior assistant chief fire officer in Donegal says he thinks they need to make a special effort to highlight…
Cartron electricity pole damaged in overnight accident
There was a single vehicle crash in Cartron overnight. A collision between a car and an electricity pole happened yesterday evening at about 8:10pm in Cartron. No one was injured in the incident. The ESB were called to facilitate the repair of the pole that was damaged in the accident…
Sligo council hears of cost and extent of recent gorse fires
Sligo Fire Service says the recent gorse fires which destroyed over 4000 hectares of land in the county cost at least €150,000 to tackle. However, it’s still not clear how exactly the fires started, according to Gerry O’Malley, acting Chief Fire Officer in Sligo who gave a briefing to Sligo…