Category: ROI > Fire

A Scania P320 destined for Dublin Fire Brigade.



A closer look at the door showing speical 150-year branding.



The regular logo on the side of the cab.

03-D-46992 This is part of the Dublin Fire Brigade in Ireland. This fire engine is a Dennis Sabre and is displaying blue flashing lights as it exits the station.



Another view of the fire appliance with the blue lights on.

02-D-24660 Here is a Dublin Fire Brigade Dennis Sabre appliance D102.

JZF 270 This old Dennis / Simon Snorkel appliance has seen better days and is seen here rusting away in the corner of a yard in Klonakilty, Co. Cork.



The rear view of the ex-front-line Cork fire engine, which was new in 1972.

07-KY-1713 Kery Fire & Rescue Service operate this 2007 model Mitsubishi L200. It has bright yellow and red ‘battenburg’ markings down the sides and a blue light bar on the roof of the cab.

06-D-18679 is a Ford Mondeo estate that is run by Dublin Fire Brigade as an advanced paramedic rapid response ambulance.



The rear view of the same car. An advanced paramedic is roughly the same grade as a paramedic in the UK.

07-KK-3083 This is a Nissan Pathfinder fire car. Notice the led flashing lights on the roof and around the bodywork.



The rear view of the same Pathfinder.

03-C-17032 This Ford Explorer fire car is used to tow a fire and rescue rigid inflatable boat.

01-C-11782 This Dennis Sabre appliance has a yellow and blue striped livery running down each side. It carries the fire brigade’s crest and the star of life on the cab.

06-C-15403 This 2006 Volvo Angloco example has red and yellow battenburg markings running down the sides.



The rear view of the same multi-purpose appliance shows its Bronto Skylift aerial platform.

99-C-25143 is a Isuzu rescue tender which is based at Midleton fire station.

83-C-2096 This Volvo water carrier is a converted milk tanker! It was built in 1983 and was still in use in 2006.

96-C-9657 is a Fiat control unit with Cork County Fire Service.

03-C-6362 is another control unit. This time it is a Mercedes Benz Sprinter which is seven years newer. Notice the retractable canopy on the side and the low-profile blue light bars on the roof and grille.

00-C-23294 This Mitsubishi Canter is liveried as an Incident Support Unit. It carries equipment to major incidents.

05-C-24311 This Toyota Hilux is a beefy-looking general purpose fire car. It is fitted with a winch and blue lights on the roof and front grille. It has a very simple livery.



The rear view of the same Hilux. Notice how the back has been left as an open pick-up and that additional blue lights are mounted behind the headrests. This is one of a number of 4×4 vehicles that were purchased by the emergency services in Ireland to continue responding to jobs in bad weather.

02-C-15202 This Scania fire appliance with bodywork by Browns is part of Cork County Fire Service’s fleet. The plate on the nearside displays this in English, and on the offside it is in Irish (Serbhis Doiteain Chontae Chorcai). It is based at Youghal fire station.

This 1990 Ford Transit is used as a Hazmat (hazardous material) unit with Dublin’s Airport Fire Service.

98-C-19882 This Toyota is used for fire duties at Cork Airport. It has a split amber/blue light bar as well as loudhailers and a rear-facing information matrix. Also notice the winch on the front.

111 SZK This old fire appliance was supplied by the Ireland-based Timoney company. You can see that the bright paintwork has faded on the front of the appliance and the blue and amber lights are sparser than modern equivalents.

93-C-6156 This airport carsh tender is a more modern Timoney vehicle. As it drives past an aircraft, you can see the roof-mounted water / foam monitor. A smaller monitor is mounted on the front of the cab. You can see that some short extension ladders are mounted on the side of the vehicle, and the lid on the exhaust (on the roof) has lifted up with the power of the engine.

81-C-1688 This airport fire engine is a Javelin. Despite its age, it was still operational in 2006. These vehicles typically travel very few miles in their lives.

87-C-9610 This massive orange fire appliance created by Timoney is the third of five appliances that are with the Airport Police Fire Service at Cork. Notice how the four front wheels steer the twin-engined vehicle.