Nine years ago today we learned of the sudden passing of Firefighter/Paramedic Ray McCooey. Life & Soul of 'A' Watch HQ he is still sorely missed and spoke of fondly by his colleagues. Ray previously worked with Monaghan Fire Service.

Dolphin's Barn and Tallaght firefighters responded to a house fire this week where one trapped person was rescued from an upper floor by firefighters using a 10.5m ladder. Other firefighters in breathing apparatus fought and extinguished the fire whilst a family pet was also taken to safety.

Aido is still with us through his work and immense legacy. Aido's son Paul joined DFB in 2024 and is proudly following in his father's footsteps.

Today marks 7 years since the passing of S/O Adrian O'Grady and he is still very much in our thoughts. Aido thought of his fire brigade family and those in the emergency services when he became the driving force behind our peer counselling service "CISM"

🎨 Our Primary School Children’s Art Competition is now OPEN! 🖍️✨ This year’s theme is “Know your Room, Know the Risk” 🔥🚒 We can’t wait to see how all the children bring it to life with creativity and colour! 🧯

and the strict penalties for their misuse.

Yesterday, our Chief Fire Officer Greg O'Dwyer welcomed Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan along with the NSPCA and An Gardaí Síochána to our training centre to launch this years nationwide awareness campaign to warn against the serious dangers posed by illegal fireworks

Fireworks are not only extremely dangerous, they are illegal.

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the deaths of three Dublin firefighters and a new memorial was unveiled to honour them. Firemen Peter McArdle, Thomas Nugent and Robert Malone lost their lives following an explosion at the Exide Batteries factory at 163-164 Pearse Street in 1936.

Firefighter/Paramedics from Dolphins Barn gained entry to a commercial premises to extinguish a fire last night.

Class 2/2026 passed out from our training centre in Marino yesterday. 38 recruit firefighters for Dublin Fire Brigade and Limerick Fire & Rescue held their passout parade and the Silver Axe award for best recruit went to R/FF Sophie Thompson.

A very special thanks to all involved in the training of our recruits and congratulations to Class 2/2026. Special thanks Badge 25 Rian and his family for attending, our recruit class got to present them with a special trip to Lapland thanks to our good friends in Oscar's Kids who also attended.

Class 2/2026 on parade. You can watch the ceremony live on Facebook and TikTok.

Malahide Road, Swords A falling tree took down power lines which then landed on a car. ⚡ Power is out in the area 🛣️ The road is fully closed We've requested the assistance of ESB Networks and Gardaí

Firefighter/Paramedics from Rathfarnham, Donnybrook and Dolphins Barn responded to a fire in an underground car park yesterday. A Senior Officer also attended the scene.

In the early hours of yesterday morning, Firefighter/Paramedics from Tallaght were dispatched to this car fire by our control centre. The fire was extinguished shortly after arrival.

Many thanks to our volunteers who took the time to shake buckets, show off the truck and ensure the day ran smoothly.

A big thank you to everyone who came along and supported our Marathon Runners and Oscars Kids yesterday. Special thanks to Firefighter/Paramedic Craig Byrne and Brendan from Dash for putting it all together.