Committed to fighting fire all year round

Q&A: Ian Vickery

One of the earliest known references is in a manuscript relating to the monastic town of Clonmacnoise in the 10th century.

The early “fire engine” contraptions were, for the most part, clumsy carts pulled by slow horses, carrying limited amounts of water. And their appearance when needed was very much a matter of luck, and not something to be counted on.