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Donegal County Council Annual Report 2019
Councillor Nicholas Crossan, Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, and Station Officer Owen Gillespie, Gweedore Fire Brigade.
Fire Service
Providing accessible, efficient and good value services and supports
Donegal County Council as the Fire Authority for the County continues to discharge its operational and fire safety functions. The operational service is provided by 15 Retained Fire Brigades, by voluntary units on Aran Mór Island and on Toraigh Island and by Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) which provides the operational service to defined parts of the County, primarily in the vicinity of Bridgend and Lifford. Donegal County Council Fire Service (the Fire Service) also provides the operational service to parts of counties Leitrim and Sligo.
Incidents
Donegal Fire Brigades and NIFRS responded to 825 incidents in 2019, as against 916 incidents in 2018, a decrease of 9.9%.
These incidents covered a spectrum of activities that include fires, road traffic collisions, flooding and other special services. Donegal brigades mobilised on 950 occasions while NIFRS mobilised into Donegal on 52 occasions.
Fire Prevention
189 Fire Safety Certificate applications were received which represented an increase of 8.6% on 2018.
225 inspections were carried out under the annual licensing programme and advice to the Planning Authority was provided on 496 applications.
The Primary Schools Programme, which involves presentations on fire safety in the home to third class pupils, continues to be rolled out.