Following a passing out parade at the end of 2018, 27 new recruits have joined the DFB. On a freezing day at the end of December, 27 recruits officially joined the ranks of the Dublin Fire Brigade at a Passing-Out Parade at the...
Firecall official magazine of Dublin Fire, Ambulance, and Emergency Services
Station Profile C Watch Rathfarnham
The crew of C Watch Rathfarnham talk about a close-knit unit that extends into the community. Under lockdown, it was...
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Retired Member Profile James “Buzzer” Leigh
Adam Hyland talks to Buzzer about his career, retirement, and living life to the full. Retired Sub Officer James “Buzzer”...
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Operational Management
District Officer Mario Lodola talks to Adam Hyland to provide an insight into the role and responsibilities of the DFB...
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Stepping Up to the Challenge
FF/P Ray McMonagle talks to Adam Hyland about DFB involvement in the dance craze raising spirits during lockdown. One of the more...
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A Day of Remembrance
This year’s St Patrick’s Day remembrance of deceased DFB members was smaller but no less poignant. A modern tradition on St...
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Training in Lockdown
Class 1/2020 have just completed their training under the most unusual circumstances. Course Director Tom Doolan tells Adam...
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A Watch at Tara Street show Adam Hyland around DFB HQ. I hadn’t anticipated being treated to an aerial view of the city when I went to visit A Watch in Tara Street, but given the station’s location in the heart of the city centre, and...
St Patrick’s Day proved to be another great experience for DFB members and visiting firefighters alike. The Dublin Fire Brigade once again took centre stage for the St Patrick’s Day celebrations, with the Pipe Band leading the way as...
CFO Dennis Keeley talks to Adam Hyland about the changes faced by the DFB and the great work of all its personnel. “Reflecting on my experiences over the last 33 years as a proud member of the Dublin Fire Brigade, there have been a lot of...
Firefighter and Dublin Ladies GAA star Lyndsey Davey talks about teamwork on and off the pitch. It’s never easy to find a good work/life balance, but when you do, things can turn out pretty sweet. That’s certainly the case with Dublin...
Dublin Fire Brigade Pipe Band Major Mark Toner reviews the band’s recent activities. You won’t be surprised to hear that your band has been extremely busy since the previous issue of Firecall, sliding into the year’s end and a...
The DFB Rugby Team met an Oireachtas XV in a fundraising game for Suicide Or Survive. The DFB Rugby Team played out a close-fought match against an Oireachtas XV on 24 November, and though they couldn’t come away with a victory, the real...
On a cold December day, C Watch in Phibsboro show Adam Hyland around. The day was dull when I went to visit Phibsboro Fire Station recently, but the same could not be said of life for the crew of C Watch here. As part of Charlie...
The DFB took part in a major simulated terror attack and mass casualty training exercise at DCU on November 16. The inter-agency training exercise, Operation Barracuda, was led by An Garda Siochána and involved specialist response...
Firecall looks back on a Dublin Fire Brigade mass casualty training exercise held last July, with trainee paramedics responding to a simulated large-scale terrorist attack in Broadstone. Trainee Dublin Fire Brigade paramedics were given a...