Ulster Incident Page 1 (Fires & Rescues)
Belfast 03/02/2012
The residents of a detached house in Sandyknowes Park, Glengormley were awakened in the early hours of Friday morning (3/2/12) when a smoke alarm sounded. A 58 year old man and a 61 year old woman had vacated the house, but the woman returned to the house to rescue their pet dog. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property and found the woman unconscious on the first floor.
They rescued the woman and also had to revive the man who was having breathing difficulties from the result of having breathed in smoke. Firefighters were also able to rescue the dog from the property. A main jet, a hosereel jet and a covering jet were used to deal with the fire. Both casualties required further hospital treatment.
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County Down 19/06/2011
Irish Republic: Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan.
Northern Ireland: Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh and Tyrone.
County Down 16/01/2012
A major incident involving a large number of tyres is ongoing at a scrapyard on the Newry Road just outside Mayobridge in County Down. Extra resources were called to combat the blaze and to protect nearby buildings and vehicles from the fire. 5 main jets and 2 hosereels were used on the fire. Special action had to be taken to ensure the water runoff from the fire was not entering a nearby water course which could have consequences on the environment and aquatic life.
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County Fermanagh 13/01/12
Police and fire crews in Derrylin Co Fermanagh attended a fire at around seven o'clock on the night of Friday 13/1/12 at the rear of a property at the head quarters of the Quinn group.
Belfast 12/01/2012
Thirty-six people were moved out of a block of high-rise flats in Whitehouse, Newtownabbey, due to an an overnight fire on Thursday 12/01/12. In total, 14 floors of the building were evacuated and seven fire appliances attended the scene.
Belfast 12/01/2012
A stolen car is extinguished by Firefighters after being burnt out in the Divis area of the Falls Road in West Belfast on the afternoon of Thursday 12/1/12
County Donegal 12/08/2011
Buncrana Fire & Rescue at the scene of a thatched roof cottage fire in Fahan, County Donegal 12/8/11.
County Donegal 11/08/2011
The scene from a recent farm building fire in Inch Island, Co. Donegal 11/8/11.
County Antrim 24/07/2011
Five appliances, including 1 aerial appliance, were required to deal with a fire in an agricultural building on the Manse Road. The fire involved the building which contained a large number of wooden pallets and a site, approx 30m x 70m, used as a pallet business. Firefighters used, three main jets and one jet from the aerial appliance as a water tower, to bring the blaze under control.
Belfast 24/07/2011
Fire crews at the scene of a blaze at Noel Murphy's printers in University Street, Belfast.
See Fire Ireland News Page (25/07/2011) for full News Story
Belfast 12th July Riots
Rioters set fire to a car during disturbances near Central Train Station, Belfast on the 12th of July.
We would like to thank Calvert Photography for the use of these photos and ask you to have a look at there Flickr page below
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Belfast, County Antrim 23/06/2011
Ten pumping appliances and a number of specialist appliances were called to the Royal Victoria Hospital on the 23 Jun at 15:41 when a fire broke out on the 6th floor of a twelve storey building that is under construction.
Three hundred employees working on the site were safely evacuated as firefighters dealt with the fire that had spread to the 7th & 8th floors, heavily smokelogging the building.
County Donegal 20/06/2011
Buncrana Fire & Rescue where called to a roof fire in a disused factory in Buncrana on 20/6/11.
County Armagh 02/06/2011
A lorry hijacked & set on fire outside Crossmaglen on Thursday (2nd June) was being driven by an Irish Customs Officer who had got lost and inadvertently strayed across the border.
The 40ft trailer was carrying a fuel tank which had been seized in a joint Customs & Gardaí raid at a laundering plant close to the border at Drumacon, Castleblayney earlier in the day.
County Antrim 08/05/2011
Seven fire appliances and some 50 firefighters were called to a fire at the Sunstart Bakery on the Woodside Road in Ballymena. Firefighters worked for over 5hrs to bring this blaze under control.
County Antrim 06/05/2011
Firefighters from Ballymena Station dealing with a chimney fire on Mount Street Ballymena
County Donegal 28/05/2011
Buncrana Fire and Rescue Service called out 04.30 Hrs on the 28th May 2011 to a vehicle fire at Umricam, Buncrana
County Antrim 21/05/2011
Six pumping appliances Two aerial appliances and a Command Support Unit attended a fire at the derelict Hilden Mill near Lisburn on Saturday 21/05/2011.
The building measuring approximately 60X100 metres was well alight on all floors and required Main jets,Hosereel jets and aerial monitors. Also used was a High Volume pump to extinguish the blaze.
County Donegal 17/05/2011
Derelict House Fire 17 May 2011 attended to by Buncrana Fire & Rescue
County Donegal May 2011
Gorse fires burning out of control in Donegal in May 2011
County Antrim May 2011
FF John McVickor,Crew Commander Rory Kerr, FF Paula McAllister, FF Gerry McAllister and Watch Commander Rob Milroy seen taken a break from Firefighting dutys.
Ballymena Firefighters fighting Gorse Fires during the dry spell in May 2011
County Down May 2011
Gorse Fires from Newry, County Down during the dry spell in May 2011
County Tyrone May 2011
Gorse fire Ballykeery Rd Strabane. Nine units of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue attended the scene
Gorse Fires in Omagh, County Tyrone during the dry spell in May 2011
County Antrim May 2011
Gorse fires burning across Glenshesk in Co Antrim in May 2011.
County Donegal 01/03/2011
Fire at an Amusement Arcade in Bridgend in Co Donegal on Tuesday 01/03/2011 at 06.30am. Units attending were DL12 Alpha 1, Alpha 2 & Juliet 1 from Buncrana, DL11 Echo 1 & Juliet 1 from Letterkenny. From the NIFRS were W1201 & W1202 from Northland Road, Derry, W1301 from Strabane & CSU from Derry.
Belfast, County Antrim 07/01/2011
Personnel in the NIFRS Emergency Control Centre used specialist fire survival technigues to keep safe a number of people who were trapped by fire until FFs arrived at the scene on Whincroft Rd in Belfast on the 07/01/2011.
Two adults and a child were rescued from a top floor flat and were taking to hospital by ambulance suffering from smoke inhalation.
Belfast, County Antrim 16/11/2010
NIFRS were called to a Fire at a building in Boucher Retail Park at around 04.20 on Tuesday morning the 16/11/2010. On arrival crews encountered a large fire developing in the Poundstretcher unit.
Crews worked throughout the morning to pervent the spread of fire to the ajoining units although some fire and smoke damage extended to some of the other units.
A total of 17 fire appliances and 85 firefighters were in attendance at the hight of the blase. An investigation is to be carried out into the cause of the fire.
County Donegal 2010
Scene of a Fire at Fort Dunree outside Buncrana Town.The scene was attended to by units from Buncrana Fire and Rescue Service.(Delta Lima 12)
Belfast, Co. Antrim 2010
NIFRS Firefighter's deal with a fire on wasteland near the Shankill Road in Belfast in 2010.
We would like to thank Calvert Photography for the use of these photos and ask you to have a look at there Flickr page below
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County Donegal 2010
Scene of a very large gorse fire on a mountain in Buncrana. Wind turbine on fire also in Buncrana
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