Councillor condemns delay in forming new fire safety promotion unit

NO SINGLE body is promoting fire safety or running educational programmes, despite up to 100 deaths in fires in the last two years in Ireland, a former activist in fire safety claims.

Up until the end of last year, Waterford City Councillor Mary Roche was chairperson of the Fire Safety Committee of the National Safety Council, working in public education in fire prevention and safety.

Environment Minister Dick Roche said a final decision on future promotion of fire safety would be made in the light of work underway on community fire safety under the department’s Fire Services Change programme.