Killbarrack Fire Station
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N 53° 23.461 W 006° 10.099
29U E 688291 N 5919506
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 in the city.
Waymark Code: WM31JG
Location: Ireland
Date Posted: 01/26/2008
Views: 32
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 911 Dispatch: yes
Has Emergency Siren: yes
Average Alarms Per Year: 600
Number of Firetrucks: 3
Physical Address:
Killbarrack Road
Killbarrack, Co Dublin Ireland
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Number of Emergency Staff: 26
Rating: 
Has Emergency Call Box: Not Listed
Has Fire Pole: Not Listed
Related Website: Not listed
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