Dublin Fire Brigade

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Dublin Fire Brigade

Operational area
Country	Ireland
County	County Dublin
Agency overview
Employees	900
Chief Fire Officer	Dennis Keeley
Facilities and equipment
Stations	14
Engines	21
Platforms	3
Rescues	2
Ambulances	14
HAZMAT	2
Rescue boats	2
Website
Official website

Former Central Fire Station (1906), one of three Dublin fire stations built in the early 20th century^[1]

Dublin Fire Brigade headquarters on Townsend Street

Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB; Irish: Briogáid Dóiteáin Átha Cliath) is the fire and rescue service and ambulance service for County Dublin, including Dublin city, in Ireland. It is a local authority service, operated by Dublin City Council on behalf of that council and those of Fingal, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and South Dublin.^[2] There are currently 14 fire stations staffed by DFB, 12 of which are full-time, the other 2 are "retained" (they work on a pager system, with staff having between 5 and 7 minutes to attend the station in the event of a call) and operate on call 24/7 365 days a year with up to 500 calls per year. Full-time stations are staffed by shifts across 4 watches (A, B, C & D). There are currently over 963 active firefighter/paramedic personnel making it by far the largest fire service based on personnel and resources in Ireland.^[3]