COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, October 09, 2023
QUESTION NO. 21
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
To ask the CEO to present a full report on Fire Services in our County and will he give assurances with regard to the level of services available and make a statement?
REPLY:
The following report was received from Dublin Fir Brigade Service.
Dublin Fire Brigade Report September 2023
Following on from a comprehensive recruitment campaign in 2023 for Dublin firefighters, there was a panel of 216 created. The first class of 37 recruit firefighters from this panel passed out in September and a second class of 48 recruits will commence training in late October Additional recruit classes have been budgeted for 2024.
In 2023, there was a recruitment campaign for Emergency Service Controllers (ESC’s). A panel of 52 ESC’s was subsequently created. The first class commenced in early September with the second class due to commence in late October 2023. Additional ESC classes have been budgeted for 2024.
Discussions on required manning levels into the future are ongoing between management and unions.
Please find link below to the most recent DFB annual report, which is a full report on the level of services provided by DFB in 2022. The report provides a breakdown of services provided by Local Authority. In addition, the data below provides details on the incidents attended by DFB in SDCC for Q1 & Q2 2023 (01/01/23 to 30/06/23). DFB are committed to ensuring that the Councils and residents alike will remain proud of their Fire & Ambulance service.
News | Dublin City Council (Link for annual report)
Fire and Ambulance Incidents (minimum of 1 DFB resource mobilised)
| DFB | Incidents |
| DFB Ambulance | 6875 |
| DFB Fire | 884 |
| Grand Total | 7759 |
DFB Appliance Activity
| DFB | Appliance Mobilisations |
| DFB Ambulance | 8941 |
| DFB Fire | 2014 |
| Grand Total | 10955 |
Breakdown of Fire Service Incident Types
| SDCC FIRE SERVICE INCIDENTS Q1&Q2 2023 |
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| DFB Incident Type | No Incidents |
| Fire/ALARM | 229 |
| Fire/CAR | 85 |
| Fire/CHIMNEY | 20 |
| Fire/DOMESTIC PERS REPT | 23 |
| Fire/DOMESTIC | 55 |
| Fire/FIRE | 15 |
| Fire/FOREST | 2 |
| Fire/GORSE | 3 |
| Fire/GRASS | 4 |
| Fire/HAY/BARN | 2 |
| Fire/HIGHRISE | 1 |
| Fire/INDUSTRIAL | 16 |
| Fire/INSTITUTIONAL | 3 |
| Fire/Motor BIKE | 1 |
| Fire/SMALL | 254 |
| Fire/TRUCK | 4 |
| Fire/UNDERGROUND | 3 |
| Special Service AMB ASSIST | 27 |
| Special Service Animal Rescue | 6 |
| Special Service CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM | 6 |
| Special Service ELECRICAL | 7 |
| Special Service FLOODING | 2 |
| Special Service GAS LEAK | 3 |
| Special Service Garda Assist | 3 |
| Special Service LOCKOUT | 17 |
| Special Service LIFT | 1 |
| Special Service LIFT PERSONS TRAPPED | 4 |
| Special Service Make Scene Safe | 10 |
| Special Service OIL SPILL | 1 |
| Special Service OTHER | 46 |
| Special Service RIVER RESCUE | 1 |
| Special Service RTA | 22 |
| Special Service TREES DOWN | 2 |
| Special Service WATER LEAK | 6 |
| Grand Total | 884 |