History - Fire Service in Ireland

A Short History of the Fire Service in Ireland
One of the first recordings of an organised fire team is in the town of Clonmacnoise during the 10th century. In the late 1600’s insurance companies formed their own fire fighting services in Dublin and other major towns to help prevent the huge insurance claims from fire. These fire services were responsible for the properties which were insured by their company only to enable the fire services to identify which property was insured by which company a “Firemark” was placed on the wall of the property. Sometimes the fire service would join together to fight a big fire, but only if they received payment afterwards .The firemen who worked for the insurance companies wore bright coloured uniforms with the insurance companies logo.
John Oats was employed by the Dublin City in 1711 for £6 per year to maintain a water engine and employ 6 men at his expense to be ready in the event of a fire. By the 19th century the guards and parishes had their own engines.
The town improvements Act 1854 gave permission to local councils to provide fire fighting equipment if the population was over 1500 people. In 1862 the Dublin Fire Brigade Act came into force which with the creation of the brigade in Dublin lessened the need for insurance brigades.
In 1877 the Volunteer Fire Brigade was set up in Cork and commanded by Mark Wickham from Dublin. The Public Health Act of 1907 allowed the local authorities to enter into arrangements for the common use of firefighting equipment. If rural areas needed urban Fire Brigades they had to pay all costs involved.
Dublin received its first motor pump on December 16th 1909 a machine designed by Mr. Purcell and built by Leyland. It was 50hp 4 cylinder dual ignition with forced lubrication to all bearings. It had a rear mounted turbine pump, which could pump 350 gallons pm .It’s equipment included 32 feet of 5inch suction, 1500 feet of delivery hose standpipes and various tools.
At the start of 1940 the number of mobile appliances was only 24 and with war having broken out in the rest of Europe, the possibility of action happening in Ireland there was an urgent need to improve the fire fighting capability in Ireland became obvious. From this reappraisal came the Fire Brigades Act 1940 which became the basis for the first countrywide firefighting system. Local authorities were now obliged to make provision for an effective and prompt extinguishing of fires and the rescue of persons from fire. The Fire Services Act of 1981 laid out an effective level of fire cover, training, fire planning and fire prevention measures. It laid out guidelines
For powers that the fire service personnel could use in the course of their duties. This act is still in force.

Stair - Seirbhís Dóiteáin in Éirinn

A Stair gairid ar an tSeirbhís Dóiteáin in Éirinn
Ceann de na chéad taifeadtaí foireann tine é eagraithe i mbaile Chluain Mhic Nóis le linn an 10ú haois. I cuideachtaí árachais na 1600's chéile nach maireann a gcuid seirbhísí dóiteáin féin a throid i mBaile Átha Cliath agus bailte móra eile chun cabhrú le cosc a chur ar na héilimh árachais ollmhór ó dhóiteán. Na seirbhísí dóiteáin a bhí freagrach as na hairíonna a bhí árachaithe ag a n-chuideachta amháin chun cur ar chumas na seirbhísí dóiteáin a aithint a raibh árachaithe maoine ag a cuideachta "a bhí curtha Firemark" ar an bhalla na maoine. Uaireanta, go mbeadh an tseirbhís dóiteáin le chéile chun troid i gcoinne dóiteán mór, ach amháin más rud é go bhfuair siad íocaíocht ina dhiaidh sin. An firemen a d'oibrigh do na cuideachtaí árachais Chaith éide daite geal leis an lógó na cuideachtaí árachais.
bhí fostaithe John coirce ag an Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath i 1711 le haghaidh £ 6 in aghaidh na bliana a choimeád ar bun a bhfuil inneall uisce agus 6 fir a fhostú ar a chostas a bheith réidh i gcás tine. De réir an 19ú haois bhí na gardaí agus paróistí a n-inneall féin.
Baile Thug na feabhsúcháin Acht 1854 cead do na comhairlí áitiúla chun trealamh comhraicthe dóiteáin a sholáthar más rud é go raibh an daonra os cionn 1,500 duine. I 1862 tháinig an Bhriogáid Dóiteáin Bhaile Átha Cliath tAcht i bhfeidhm atá le cruthú na briogáide i mBaile Átha Cliath laghdú ar an ngá atá le briogáid árachais.
In 1877 a bunaíodh an Bhriogáid Dóiteáin Deonach suas i gCorcaigh agus faoi cheannas Mark Wickham ó Bhaile Átha Cliath. An Acht um Shláinte Phoiblí de 1907 cheadaigh na húdaráis áitiúla chun dul i mbun socruithe chun trealamh a úsáid coitianta smachtú dóiteáin. Má tá gá le ceantair tuaithe uirbeacha mBriogáidí Dóiteáin go raibh siad ar fad a íoc costais atá i gceist.
Baile Átha Cliath a fuarthas an chéad mótarfheithiclí a caidéal ar 16 Nollaig, 1909 meaisín a ceapadh an tUasal Purcell agus atá tógtha ag Leyland. Bhí sé 50hp 4 adhainte dé sorcóir le lubrication éigean do gach imthacaí. Bhí sé suite ar chúl caidéal tuirbín, a d'fhéadfadh caidéal 350 galún pm. trealamh a bhí sé 32 troigh shúchán 5inch, 1500 chosa standpipes píobán a sheachadadh agus uirlisí éagsúla.
Ag tús 1940 ar líon na gléasanna soghluaiste a raibh ach 24 agus le cogadh a bheith briste amach sa chuid eile den Eoraip, a bhí ar an bhféidearthacht de ghníomhaíocht ag tarlú in Éirinn tá gá práinneach le feabhas a chur ar chumas comhraicthe dóiteáin in Éirinn a bhí soiléir. Ón Athbhreithniú ar tháinig na mBriogáidí Dóiteáin Acht 1940 a bhí mar bhonn le haghaidh an chórais chéad smachtú dóiteáin fud na tíre. de dhualgas ar na húdaráis áitiúla anois do dhéanamh socrú maidir éifeachtach agus tinte a mhúchadh agus na tarrtháil daoine ó dhóiteán pras. Acht na Seirbhísí Dóiteáin 1981 leagtha amach ar leibhéal éifeachtúil de chlúdach dóiteáin, oiliúint, pleanáil dóiteáin agus cosc dóiteáin. leagan sé amach treoirlínte
Maidir le cumhachtaí go bhféadfadh an dóiteáin phearsanra na seirbhíse a úsáid i mbun a gcuid dualgas. Tá an gníomh atá fós i bhfeidhm.