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Three fire units attending ESB station blaze
Firefighters are still working to extinguish a fire that broke out in the early hours of this morning at the old ESB generating station.
# firefighters - Friday 14 June, 2013
Pics: Camden Street reopened after earlier fire disruption
Five fire engines were on the scene as the busy Dublin street was partially closed off this morning.
# firefighters - Friday 31 May, 2013
Firefighters vs police in Spain austerity protest
Riot police charged at firefighters during the protest, which took place in front of the Catalunya Parliament in Barcelona.
# firefighters - Tuesday 28 May, 2013
Two firefighters injured in fire at derelict house
Both were released from hospital this morning.
# firefighters - Sunday 12 May, 2013
What can Irish firefighters learn from Superstorm Sandy?
A New York fire fighter visited Cork this week to talk to the Irish Chief Officers Association annual conference – here’s some of what he told them.
# firefighters - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Photos: Firefighters battle wildfires in California
The local fire department warned that just 20 per cent of the blaze has been contained.
# firefighters - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Social Welfare laws will allow part-time firefighters to retain welfare
Joan Burton will include a clause so that a part-time firefighter’s duty to remain close to a station does not bar them from the Dole.
# firefighters - Monday 18 March, 2013
Frontline workers ramp up campaign against Croke Park 2
Gardaí, nurses and firefighters will see their pay cut by between 3 and 11 per cent under the pay deal, says the 24/7 Frontline Services Alliance.
# firefighters - Friday 22 February, 2013
Fire union asks minister to withdraw comments on part-time firemen
IFESA criticises Fergus O’Dowd who told the Seanad that retained firemen were not “officially firemen”.
# firefighters - Friday 15 February, 2013
Firefighter union chief says he’s been barred from all Dublin fire stations
John Kidd, whose union claims to represent most of the firefighters working in Dublin, says he is barred from entering any fire station in the capital amid disputes with management over cuts to resources.
# firefighters - Saturday 9 February, 2013
In pictures: today’s ICTU protest marches across the country
Large numbers turned out in cities and towns across the country, with a crowd of 25,000 people confirmed in Dublin alone.
Emergency service workers to join ICTU marches in “large numbers”
Organisations representing frontline workers have said the march is an opportunity for members to show their opposition to recent government proposals.
# firefighters - Thursday 7 February, 2013
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SIPTU retained firefighters set to ballot for industrial action
The news comes a day after full-time firefighters also decided to ballot.
# firefighters - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
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# firefighters - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
Photos: Firefighters battle blaze at freezing Chicago warehouse
It was one of the biggest fires in Chicago in years – and the freezing conditions made it extra difficult for firefighters. Here’s what happened.
# firefighters - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
Authorities find ‘body of sister’ of gunman who killed 2 NY firemen
Cheryl Spengler has been missing since Monday, the day that William Spengler set his home ablaze, luring firefighters to the scene where he shot two dead.
# firefighters - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
Man who killed 2 New York firemen left note on killing plan
The ex-con said he wanted to burn down the neighbourhood. He shot at four firemen before turning the gun on himself.
# firefighters - Monday 24 December, 2012
Two firefighters shot dead in New York state: media
At least one gunman opened fire as the emergency personnel responded to a blaze, local media have reported.
# firefighters - Monday 26 November, 2012
Fire at German workshop for disabled kills 14 people
At least six others have been injured in the fire near Freiburg in south-western Germany.
# firefighters - Friday 16 November, 2012
Two firemen attacked while fighting Limerick house fires
Limerick City Council’s Chief Fire Officer has condemned the violence as “shocking and disgraceful”.
# firefighters - Monday 15 October, 2012
The 5 at 5: Monday
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# firefighters - Friday 5 October, 2012
Dáil to debate five year jail terms for assaults on emergency workers
Fianna Fáil proposed legislation will call for a crackdown on those convicted of assaulting or threatening an emergency worker in the line of duty.
# firefighters - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
In photos, video: Venezuela refinery fire finally extinguished
Fatal fires raged at refinery tanks for three days before being put out.
# firefighters - Sunday 17 June, 2012
Blaze at Panda plant extinguished after three days
Firefighters shut down their operation this morning after removing burning waste from the plant.
# firefighters - Saturday 7 April, 2012
Large fire damages derelict building on Dublin’s Camden Street
Firefighters and Gardaí were on the scene after the fire broke out early this morning.
# firefighters - Sunday 19 February, 2012
Firefighters threaten legal action over faulty breathing equipment
Firefighters in Dublin have expressed repeated concerns about oxygen sets which have failed on a number of occasions.
# firefighters - Wednesday 18 January, 2012
Firefighters call for withdrawal of ‘potentially dangerous’ breathing gear
A union said firefighers’ lives could be in danger, and many were trying to use old equipment rather than controversial new sets.
# firefighters - Friday 6 January, 2012
Firefighters raise concerns after breathing equipment ‘collapses’
Dublin Fire Brigade has said it will retrain firefighters after newly-issued oxygen sets failed on several occasions.
# firefighters - Friday 25 November, 2011
Tambourines, letterboxes and toilet seats – just some things people get trapped in
…and which London Fire Brigade has to get them out of.
# firefighters - Wednesday 23 November, 2011
More firefighters suspended in Roscommon over training dispute
Roscommon is now without over 40 per cent of its firefighters raising concerns over the health and safety of those who remain and people in the county.
# firefighters - Monday 21 November, 2011
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Firefighters suspended as Roscommon requests Defence Forces assistance
Roscommon’s fire service has requested assistance from the Defence Forces for later this week as a precautionary measure.
# firefighters - Saturday 15 October, 2011
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A quarter of firefighters could quit over welfare dispute – union
Over a quarter of Ireland’s firefighters could be forced to quit if welfare officers deicide to withdraw their allowances, a union says.
# firefighters - Tuesday 6 September, 2011
Take 5: Tuesday
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Court rules against fire service cuts but union pledges vote on industrial action
The Labour Court ruling blocking proposed cuts in Dublin Fire Brigade this year has been welcomed by two unions but another plans to ballot members on possible industrial action.
# firefighters - Sunday 4 September, 2011
Up to 9,000 public sector workers set to retire amid pension changes
Changes to pension calculations are likely to see an increasing number of public servants seek retirement this year.
# firefighters - Friday 2 September, 2011
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