#BeTheDifference: Cork town launches community firefighter campaign

Station officer Mark Bernardi along with firefighters David Healy and Colin Weste, part of the retained firefighting service based in Ballincollig. Picture: Clare Keogh

A rapidly growing Cork town — still affectionately known as The Village due to its origins — is launching a recruitment campaign to mold local people into community firefighters.

Ballincollig fire station is now dealing with around 250 callouts per year, despite not being a full-time station, and the local authority has said it wants to train a new generation of brave men and women to serve their communities.