Cork fire crews on the scene in 13 minutes

The time it takes Cork’s firemen to attend emergencies has been praised by Cork County Council.

Cork fire crews on the scene in 13 minutes

The council runs the fire service and its part-time personnel take, on average, just five minutes and 30 seconds to get to their stations.

The report is based on 336 call-outs for fires between January and the end of September, and was compiled by Louis Duffy, the council’s director of environmental services.

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