About the Site
The site was first launched in 1998 in an effort to address the severe lack of sites dealing with highlighting the work of the fire services in Ireland.

From that first site which had six pages and some horrible colours (we learn by our mistakes!) the site has evolved as l learned a bit more about web design and aquired more information through research and contributions from fire and ambulance personnel around the country.

The site will continue to evolve when l get the time and articles to add to it.Should you wish to help or contribute in any way l would be more than delighted as it will be of benefit to everyone.

Ideally l would love to have up to date information on items such as union issues, technical information on new hazards, new techniques and of course the usual information on our service around the country. Hopefully with your help we can keep the site up to date with the changes out there.

Over the years l have had visitors from all over the world visit Dublin after first making contact through the site and long may that continue.

About me
l joined the Dublin Fire Brigade in February 1994 after being in the Civil Defence Auxiliary Fire Service since 1989. Stationed first in our HQ for 7 years both in the old HQ which opened in 1907 and then the new HQ which opened in 1996. During my time in Tara Street HQ l rotated from firefighting to ambulance to control room duties.

While there l expanded my duties by first becoming a light driver on the ambulance and then a heavy driver with responsibility for driving and operating a fire appliance.
l was elected a safety representative in 1999 and spent 4 1/2 years doing that in addition to my fire / ambulance duties.

In 2001 l moved to the suburbs on the southside of the city to serve in a single pump, single ambulance station.
The area our station now protects seems to be one big building site due to all the construction work so we are constanly on inspection to familiarise ourselves with all the new developments from the Luas (light Rail) to the new M50 motorway extension.
As for the future well that has yet to be written!


Disclaimer
All the information displayed on the website is freely available to the public through a variety of media. l have not put any confidential information about any individual, organisation or information owned by an organisation on the site unless permission has been given to me by the appropriate authority to do so.
While most of the photos have been taken by me l also display welcome contributions from other people who are credited with the work unless they ask not to be.

Should you find anything which should not be on the site through copyright breach etc then please let me know and l will remove it as soon as l can.

Thanks and enjoy the site.
Alan