Tipperary Fire and Rescue attended over 700 call outs in the first six months of the year.
Figures obtained by Tipp Mid West Radio shows Tipp Town firefights attended a total of 57 call outs – with a 50 percent split between fire and other related emergencies (which includes RTCs, rescues, medical emergencies) while 7 were deemed false alarms.
While the Cashel crew went to a total of 76 incidents, 32 were fire related while others incidents accounted for 38 – with 6 false alarms.
The data shows a high false alarm rate from January to June in Clonmel (21), Carrick-On-Suir (19), Cahir (18) and Thurles (13).
Below is the full list of call-out types per Fire Station:
| Station | Fires | Other | False Alarms | Total | |
| Nenagh | 31 | 31 | 7 | 69 | |
| Thurles | 26 | 27 | 13 | 66 | |
| Roscrea | 31 | 13 | 7 | 51 | |
| Templemore | 23 | 16 | 4 | 43 | |
| Borrisokane | 11 | 19 | 4 | 34 | |
| Newport | 9 | 17 | 1 | 27 | |
| Cloughjordan | 10 | 21 | 3 | 34 | |
| Cahir | 16 | 27 | 18 | 61 | |
| Cashel | 32 | 38 | 6 | 76 | |
| Tipperary Town | 25 | 25 | 7 | 57 | |
| Carrick-On-Suir | 28 | 25 | 19 | 72 | |
| Clonmel | 52 | 52 | 21 | 125 | |
| Total | 294 | 311 | 110 | 715 |
Meanwhile the service are constantly seeking to recruit Retained Fire fighters (part-time)
If you are interested in applying please complete the application form (found at the link below) and return to Human Resources Section, Civic Offices, Emmet Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, E91 N512
Prior to the competition/interview candidates who apply under the ‘Rolling Call’ process will be contacted to confirm if they are still interested in the post.
Follow this link for full particulars
https://www.tipperarycoco.ie/content/retained-fire-fighters-part-time-%E2%80%93-rolling-call
