Limerick Fire & Rescue

Limerick City & County Council is inviting applications from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel for the position of Assistant Chief Fire Officer, from which temporary and permanent positions may be filled throughout the lifetime of the panel. For further information on the particulars, please see the link below:

https://www.limerick.ie/council/services/your-council/jobs/assistant-chief-fire-officer-closing-date-6th-july-2026

Low tide today provided the perfect opportunity for Red Watch to complete some training with our rescue paths, as well as carry out a clean up of the River Shannon in the vicinity of our pontoon.

Sadly, over the years a collection of trollies, bikes and other items have been thrown over the quay wall and remained stuck on the river bed.

These items, as well as being unsightly, represent a serious hazard to both our boat crews and rescue swimmers.

Crews used the rescue paths to access the shoreline at low tide, and used our Hiab crane to lift the items clear. Limerick City & County Council were on hand to remove the items for disposal. Our thanks to them for their assistance.

We are delighted to have two Limerick recruits as part of DFB’s Class 2/2026, and look forward to following their progress over the coming weeks and months. Our best wishes to all in the class as they undergo their initial training.

Day Two

Wednesday 10th June

First Parade and Inspection in uniform

Health and Safety Introduction

Manual Handling Course

Uniform inspections are carried out everyday from here on in.

Recruits generally spend time polishing their boots and ironing their uniforms at home, along with revising their notes.

Recently, crews across the City & County underwent training in lift rescues. The training covered the particulars of the various types of different lifts we may encounter, as well as an exercise simulating a rescue from a firefighting lift. Our thanks to the instructors and to Orona MidWestern Lifts for their assistance.

Last week saw the conclusion of this years collaboration with the Paramedic Studies students in UL.

Over 5 months, first year students on the course attended a one day programme which introduced them to Fire & Rescue Services, and gave them an insight into different incidents they will meet us at, as well as introducing them to some of the equipment and procedures we use.

The programme covered Incident Command, RTC, breathing apparatus, hazardous materials, patient handling and also showed the capabilities of our aerial appliance.

We were delighted to continue our long standing partnership with the Paramedic Studies School, and we hope all of the students enjoyed their brief taste of how we can work with them at many different incident types.

We would like to wish this years group the very best for the rest of their studies, and no doubt we will meet them “on the road” in years to come.

Confined Space training continued in recent weeks for our retained Firefighters in Newcastle West, Rathkeale and Foynes.

Firefighters were introduced to the latest national guidance, new equipment and were put through a variety of different scenarios as part of the course. We may be required to carry out a confined space rescue from tanks, silos, slurry pits and ships, as well as a variety of other locations.

Our thanks to all involved in running the course. We hope all the firefighters attending enjoyed it.

We are celebrating a significant milestone in Limerick Fire & Rescue Service this morning, as Firefighters Niall Woods and Paul Madigan attain 40 years service.

Both Niall and Paul started their Fire Service journey in 1986, attending the famous Washington Hall Training Centre, Chorley, UK.

We would like to congratulate Niall and Paul on this significant milestone. We also remember Brendan O’ Halloran and Fergus Moore from the 1986 class, whom were taken too soon.