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Ireland - Fire officers dealing with ?unprecedented' fire outbreak

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Fire officers dealing with ?unprecedented' fire outbreak

The Irish Chief Fire Officers Association has described the outbreak of gorse, bog and forest fires throughout the country as ?unprecedented'.

By Hollie Kiernan - 03/05/11

Over the weekend hundreds of Fire Service personnel attended to scores of fires in counties Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, Sligo, Longford, Cavan, Roscommon, Offaly, Louth, Westmeath, Clare, Galway and Mayo. Attempts are continuing to control and contain fires in several counties.

Speaking ahead of the CFOA Annual Conference and Technology Exhibition in County Limerick tomorrow, Chief Fire Officer (Clare) and CFOA Vice Chairman Adrian Kelly said: ?The last few days have been one of the busiest periods for the Fire service nationwide in recent years. Indeed, the geographical spread of separate incidents across the country is unprecedented. This has placed a huge strain on Fire Services in the affected counties.?

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http://www.theirishworld.com/article.asp?SubSection_Id=2&Article_Id=18722
 
Re: Ireland - Fire officers dealing with ?unprecedented' fire outbreak

4 May 2011 Last updated at 08:46 ET

NI Fire Service gorse fire battle stops 1,828 fires

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue crews have responded to 1,010 gorse and forestry fires over the past four days.

The Fire and Rescue Service said it dealt with 255 gorse fires at 31 locations on Tuesday and Wednesday.

More than 200 personnel were deployed to tackle blazes across Northern Ireland including at Ballycastle, Garvagh and Omagh.

Deputy chief fire officer Chris Kerr said the service was busier than it had been in 30 years.

Since 15 April the service has responded to 1,828 gorse and forestry fires in total.

Mr Kerr said that crews were "performing magnificently", but that they have had to interrupt firefighting to rescue people who had been watching gorse fires and become trapped.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13280201
 
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