10-minute response to a third of Cork fire calls

Firefighters in Cork county are responding in less than 10 minutes to one in three fires.

The average response time in the second quarter of 2015, to 418 fires, was 15 minutes and 19 seconds.

A report for April 1 to July 1 also showed there had been 147 call-outs to non-fire emergencies, with an average response time of 16 minutes and 12 seconds.