Safety roadshow helps reduce fire brigade call-outs

A community fire safety initiative has cut Cork City Fire Brigade’s call-outs to such an extent that it has freed up firefighters to respond to cardiac emergencies.

News of the development emerged yesterday as recruit firefighters took the fire brigade’s innovative safety roadshow to one of Ireland’s largest shopping centres.

The recruits, who will complete their training next month, used digital fire extinguishers and hi-tech smoke simulation goggles to give people at Mahon Point Shopping Centre an idea of the terrifying conditions they could face in a house fire.