Swords Fire Station
Posted by: Windsocker
N 53° 27.872 W 006° 13.142
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Dublin Fire Brigade is the largest fulltime brigade in the country with over 850 personnel. There are 12 full-time stations and 2 retained (on pager) stations these being located in north county Dublin at Swords Skerries and Balbriggan.
Waymark Code: WM33EN
Location: Ireland
Date Posted: 02/03/2008
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Vehicles & Equipment
Each appliance in Dublin has it's equipment laid out in an identical manner to avoid confusion at a fire. All appliances carry 4 ladders; 5 M to 13.5M, a selection of hydraulic cutting equipment, chemical suits, foam supplies, fire fighting equipment etc.
In addition to a brigades usual fleet the D.F.B. has a number of roll on roll off pod units for use at a major protracted incident. These include a Breathing Apparatus pod, a Decontamination pod, a Major Incident pod and a Communications pod. 4 water tankers two of which are 4 wheel drive 5200 litre capacity are also on fire call.
With a massive investment in the Brigade over the past few years the fleet has almost been upgraded to new Dennis Sabres. The newer one coming on stream for the past year are supplied with a compressed air foam system (C.A.F.S.) which has great fire knockdown abilities using very little water.
Paid or Volunteer: Paid
EMS Involvement: yes
Has Emergency Call Box: yes
Has Emergency Siren: yes
Average Alarms Per Year: 320
Number of Firetrucks: 3
Physical Address: Balheary Road Swords, Co Dublin Ireland n/a
Number of Emergency Staff: 24
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Has 911 Dispatch: Not Listed
Has Fire Pole: Not Listed
Related Website: Not listed
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