N.Ireland
Cow stuck in mud saved after two hour rescue operation
A cow stuck in mud near Kircubbin, Co. Down has been saved after a two hour operation involving many firefighters,...
NIFRS
Pig/Poultry
Pigs killed in a fire on a farm in Co. Tyrone
A fire in a Co. Tyrone farm resulted in the death of a number of pigs, despite the best efforts...
N.Ireland
NIFRS rescues 30 sheep from field flooding in Co. Down
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) was called to the scene of a field flooding in Co. Down to...
N.Ireland
28 calves rescued from slurry tank by NI firefighters
On what was supposed to be his retirement party, a Northern Ireland firefighter was called to assist in the rescue...
N.Ireland
Irish Air Corps supports NI firefighters in tackling gorse fires
The Irish Air Corps is supporting the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) with its operational response to an...
N.Ireland
Farmers’ help sought in NI wildfire prevention
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it is supporting calls from other agencies and farming organisations for the help...
N.Ireland
Pics: NIFRS rescues calf from slurry pit in Antrim
A calf in Co. Antrim has been reunited with its mother following a rescue mission by Northern Ireland Fire and...
N.Ireland
16,000 birds killed in Fermanagh farm fire
Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze which killed 16,000 birds on a poultry farm in Co. Fermanagh today...
N.Ireland
3-hour operation to save stuck bullock from slurry tank
Five crews of firefighters spent a gruelling three and a half hours trying to free a stuck bullock from a...
N.Ireland
50 firefighters attend farm shed blaze in Antrim
Approximately 50 fire brigade personnel attended a large blaze which broke out in a number of farm sheds last night,...
N.Ireland
Slurry warning issued after Fermanagh farmer loses consciousness
Emergency services have warned farmers to take care when mixing slurry after a man in his 70s had to be...
N.Ireland
40 cattle freed from overturned lorry in Northern Ireland
Firefighters in Northern Ireland freed a total of 40 cattle from an overturned lorry in Co. Fermanagh this morning. The...
N.Ireland
Man dies in Co. Antrim farmhouse fire
A man in his 50s has died in a farmhouse fire in Toomebridge, Co. Antrim last night (November 14, 2018). Five firefighters...
N.Ireland
Police hunting for arsonists after fires break out at Greenmount
Police in Antrim are appealing for information following two suspected arson incidents at Greenmount Campus last night (Wednesday, May 30,...
N.Ireland
Majority of NI's 2,200 gorse fires 'started deliberately'
A public consultation has been launched into reducing the threat of wildfires in the countryside as firefighters warn the majority...
N.Ireland
Tractors, farm equipment and straw damaged in recent shed fires
Tractors and farm equipment were damaged in a recent shed fire, while around 60 4X4 round bales of straw were...
Rural Life
Pic: Contractor's loading shovel goes up in flames
Firefighters were called to an incident yesterday, May 24, in a town in Northern Ireland after a contractor’s loading shovel...
Rural Life
Firefighters rescue sheep caught between a rock and a hard place
A number of firefighters were needed to rescue a sheep that was stuck between rocks in Northern Ireland recently. Firefighters...
