Delay in fighting Donegal gorse fire due to crews coming from 'all over the country' - Air Corps

The delay in the involvement of the air corps in fighting the gorse fire in Donegal was because crews had to be assembled “from the four corners of the country” according to the Press Officer with the Irish Air Corps.

Delay in fighting Donegal gorse fire due to crews coming from 'all over the country' - Air Corps

The delay in the involvement of the air corps in fighting the gorse fire in Donegal was because crews had to be assembled “from the four corners of the country” according to the Press Officer with the Irish Air Corps.

Captain Kevin Fitzgerald explained that the air corps is not the primary fire fighting service.

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