Cork City Fire Brigade

[Meridian]

Job well done on all accounts

Gardaí investigating fire at Cork site earmarked for Ukrainian families

A rapid response limited the amount of damage caused but locals are believed to be extremely shaken by the incident.

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I have no idea what resources that the City Fire Service had to employ there, I am imaging at least 2 pumps from Anglesea St, that is being Conservative.

So after midnight 2 pumps gone from the City Centre all the way to the West of Ballincollig.

That maybe left enough crew in there to man another pump.

So if God forbid there was a house fire say in Mahon while that was going on in Ballincollig, the service is suddenly very thin on the ground

Then yes there is Ballyvolane too, another crew up there and 2 pumps, however only enough to crew the one.

So what if there was 3 incidents at the one time?

Then a 4 th call came in.

As I said, the City Council are a very thin thread here

 

[Meridian]

So it seems to some that the appropriate fire cover for Ballincollig is now all sorted out.

The solution is now in effect, there is an extra operational pump working in Anglesea Street Station, during the day time hours.

How that is a solution, God only knows.

 

[daftbrush]

It's all sorted I believe.

 

[Kimeartimmyboy]

So it seems to some that the appropriate fire cover for Ballincollig is now all sorted out.

The solution is now in effect, there is an extra operational pump working in Anglesea Street Station, during the day time hours.

How that is a solution, God only knows.

Be interesting to see response times for incidents in and around the Ballincollig area from before and now, from Anglesea St. Given that Anglesea St. is manned 24/7, they are on the road in minutes. Time to incident would be (massively time of day dependant)15-20 minutes?? For a retained crew who have to receive the call, drop what they are doing and get to base/kitted up/mobile etc, I wonder what the difference is?

The more pumps available the better obviously as, with all emergency services, you're paid for what you can do, not what you do do.

 

[Meridian]

Be interesting to see response times for incidents in and around the Ballincollig area from before and now, from Anglesea St. Given that Anglesea St. is manned 24/7, they are on the road in minutes. Time to incident would be (massively time of day dependant)15-20 minutes?? For a retained crew who have to receive the call, drop what they are doing and get to base/kitted up/mobile etc, I wonder what the difference is?

The more pumps available the better obviously as, with all emergency services, you're paid for what you can do, not what you do do.

Bang on there, but there are other factors like, is there another incident occurring when that Ballincollig shout comes in.
This extra crew is as such only during day time shifts.

I know that on many occasions the city crews get to calls before County crews while responding to incidents in the County.

 

[daftbrush]

Victor Shine was on the opinion line this morning with P Coogan.
He said that new satellite stations will be built to cater for the expansion of the city.
He mentioned in some many words that Anglesea street station is not suitable as the modern policy is the have a number of stations surrounding the city.
Has this been discussed with staff who as a result may have to relocate to the various stations.
Relocation packages should be discussed now as we don't want to the situation whereby a number of satellite stations are built and staff refuse to occupy them.

 

[Two Pour Bore]

Put some good grub in them, a decent kitchen, etc. and they'll flock there. All they're doing 90% of the time is sitting around eating.

 

[Meridian]

Victor Shine was on the opinion line this morning with P Coogan.
He said that new satellite stations will be built to cater for the expansion of the city.
He mentioned in some many words that Anglesea street station is not suitable as the modern policy is the have a number of stations surrounding the city.
Has this been discussed with staff who as a result may have to relocate to the various stations.
Relocation packages should be discussed now as we don't want to the situation whereby a number of satellite stations are built and staff refuse to occupy them.

I cannot see an issue, they already have another station in Ballyvolane.
All possible issues would have been resolved years ago, probably way back in the 70's when they built that small station in Blackpool.
These stations will not be like the ones in the County, as their lads do not as such stay in the stations constantly.
They get a call, go to the station, get in the truck, return and then go home.

 

[slick fingers]

These stations will not be like the ones in the County, as their lads do not as such stay in the stations constantly.

Ballincollig station doesn't have salaried staff like the rest of the city, they're on a retainer like county staff.

 

[PussyinBoots]

Cork Fire Brigade has gone downhill since the burning of Cork in 1920.