Firecall official magazine of Dublin Fire, Ambulance, and Emergency Services 

Class of ’76

Jeremiah Greally reports on the 40 year reunion of Class 2 1976, who shared memories and recalled those who have since passed on. The firefighters of Class 2 1976 had a jovial reunion on September 1st last at the Central Hotel on Exchequer...

Thomas Purcell

Man of fire: Captain Thomas Purcell

DFB historian Las Fallon recounts the life of Captain Thomas Purcell, an innovative man who contributed immensely to Dublin Fire Brigade. Dublin Fire Brigade has a long history. The municipal brigade dates back to 1862 but the city fire service...

From Kilbarrack to the world

We spoke with Kilbarrack firefighter and The GreenPlan founder Neil McCabe to discover more about his recent exploits.  Six years ago, Neil McCabe’s life changed forever with the publication of The GreenPlan, a guideline for sustainable...

Firefighters without borders

Firefighters Without Borders provides much needed equipment and training to fire departments and communities around the world. Conor Forrest spoke with President Russell Chalmers to discover more about the organisation’s conception, and how...

Working on the frontline

We caught up with Robin Blandford, founder of Howth-based software company D4H Technologies, which provides frontline emergency management solutions.  Robin Blandford leads an interesting life. One day could see him responding to a...

First aid

First on the scene

Firecall editor Conor Forrest recently took part in day one of the three-day Occupational First Aid (OFA) course at the O’Brien Training Institute, learning more than he had expected. It’s not an entirely uncommon scenario. An ordinary...

Retired Members: Damien Fynes

From planting the seed for Firecall to entertaining Russian firefighters after the cold war, retired D/O Damien Fynes recounts an interesting and eventful life. One might say that Damien Fynes has had both a fortunate and interesting...