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Firefighters attend 144 blazes in agricultural buildings in 2024

Rural Life

2 months ago

Firefighters attend 144 blazes in agricultural buildings in 2024

Firefighters were called to 144 fires in agricultural buildings in 2024, according to data from...

Watch: Over 50 firefighters battling Mourne Mountains blaze

N.Ireland

7 months ago

Watch: Over 50 firefighters battling Mourne Mountains blaze

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has confirmed that over 50 firefighters are...

Gorse fire threatens homes and local school in Kerry

Rural Life

7 months ago

Gorse fire threatens homes and local school in Kerry

Kerry Fire Service is still in attendance at a gorse fire in south Kerry which at one stage placed...

NI fire fighters tackle 146 gorse fires in 3-day period

N.Ireland

7 months ago

NI fire fighters tackle 146 gorse fires in 3-day period

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has been called out to 146 gorse fires since...

Fire engine remains at the scene of Co. Dublin gorse fire

Rural Life

about 1 year ago

Fire engine remains at the scene of Co. Dublin gorse fire

A fire engine remains at the scene today (Tuesday, August 20) of a gorse fire which blazed...

Environment

over 1 year ago

EU takes 'significant steps' to tackle wildfires

The European Commission said that hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of aircraft are prepared to...

EU takes 'significant steps' to tackle wildfires

Environment

over 1 year ago

DAFM to contact farmers after mountain fires in Carlow

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said it will be in contact with...

DAFM to contact farmers after mountain fires in Carlow

Rural Life

about 2 years ago

Firefighters respond to medical emergency on stack of bales

Firefighters from Swords and Finglas in Co. Dublin, along with paramedics, responded to an incident...

Firefighters respond to medical emergency on stack of bales

N.Ireland

about 2 years ago

28 calves rescued from slurry tank by NI firefighters

On what was supposed to be his retirement party, a Northern Ireland firefighter was called to...

28 calves rescued from slurry tank by NI firefighters

Rural Life

over 2 years ago

Call for awareness campaign following gorse fire in Galway

A Galway city councillor is calling for an awareness campaign to be launched in a bid to prevent...

Call for awareness campaign following gorse fire in Galway

Rural Life

over 2 years ago

Fire crews battle over 50 gorse fires in Cork and Kerry

Fire crews in counties Cork and Kerry have attended over 50 gorse fires in recent days, local...

Fire crews battle over 50 gorse fires in Cork and Kerry

Rural Life

about 3 years ago

Two firefighters injured while battling Dublin gorse wildfire

Two firefighters have received minor injuries while attending the scene of a gorse wildfire in...

Two firefighters injured while battling Dublin gorse wildfire

Rural Life

over 3 years ago

Over 16 hours to extinguish 'enormous' gorse fire in south east

Emergency services spent more than 16 hours bringing an "enormous gorse fire" on the border of...

Over 16 hours to extinguish 'enormous' gorse fire in south east

Rural Life

about 4 years ago

Driver hospitalised after tractor overturns

The driver of a tractor which overturned over the weekend was taken to hospital after being...

Driver hospitalised after tractor overturns

Rural Life

about 4 years ago

Fire crews tackle tractor fire and overturned slurry tanker

Firefighters among the crews of Cork City Fire Brigade had a tough day yesterday (Monday, August...

Fire crews tackle tractor fire and overturned slurry tanker

Machinery

over 4 years ago

Top tips to reduce risk of tractor fires this silage season

Following a number of farm machinery fires in recent days, firefighters in Co. Carlow have offered...

Top tips to reduce risk of tractor fires this silage season

Rural Life

over 4 years ago

Laois firefighters 'get to grips' with agri-machinery rescues

Laois County Fire and Rescue Service recently held agricultural machinery rescue training sessions...

Laois firefighters 'get to grips' with agri-machinery rescues

Rural Life

over 4 years ago

Pics: Firefighters battle gorse hilltop blaze in Laois

Firefighters had a busy weekend battling a large gorse fire in Co. Laois - with authorities warning...

Pics: Firefighters battle gorse hilltop blaze in Laois

Rural Life

about 5 years ago

Firefighters called in to rescue cow stuck in grating

A crew of firefighters had to be called in to rescue a cow that got her hoof stuck in grating at...

Firefighters called in to rescue cow stuck in grating

Rural Life

about 5 years ago

Firefighters called in to rescue cow stuck in water-filled ditch

A team of firefighters had to be called in to rescue a "heavily pregnant cow" that got stuck in a...

Firefighters called in to rescue cow stuck in water-filled ditch

Rural Life

about 5 years ago

Firefighters called in to rescue 1,000kg bull stuck in ditch

Firefighters were called to help rescue a 1,000kg bull which was stuck in a ditch in Hatfield Broad...

Firefighters called in to rescue 1,000kg bull stuck in ditch

Machinery

about 5 years ago

Firefighters douse tractor 'well alight in a field'

Firefighters were called in to extinguish a tractor which was "well alight in a field" in Somerset,...

Firefighters douse tractor 'well alight in a field'

Rural Life

over 5 years ago

Firefighters called in to save steer stuck in water trough

Numerous teams of firefighters were mobilised to rescue a 12-month-old bullock which became trapped...

Firefighters called in to save steer stuck in water trough

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