Sligo Fire Service continues to provide a service 24/7 whatever the weather. Working with our fellow emergency service HSE ambulance today. Stay safe and heed the weather warnings.

4 - 2 -1 rule CFBT Course Tubbercurry fire on the right - due to its position in the corner will flashover four times quicker than the fire in the middle of the room on the far left.

Trench/Coanda effect CFBT course at Tubbercurry Fire Station.

Following on from the BA initial wearers course seven Sligo personell completed the Compartment Fire Behaviour Course at Tubbercurry Fire Station. Instructed by ACFO Tom O'Boyle, Sub O Jim Haugh, SO Pat Hoey (Roscommon) & SACFO Conor Lynch (Monaghan). Well done to all and thanks to Tubbercurry fire personnel for their help in running the course.

Well done to the eight Sligo and three Waterford ffs who recently passed the Breathing Apparatus Initial wearers course at Sligo Training Centre. Instructed by ACFO Tom O'Boyle, SO Brendan Henry, SO Gavin Meehan, Sub O Jim Haugh and SO John Morrissey (Waterford) it was a physically and mentally tough two weeks so well done to all and big thanks to Sligo Fire station personnel for their help.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the post of Retained Firefighter – Sligo Brigade and Retained Firefighter – Tubbercurry Brigade. Application forms, details of qualifications and full particulars are available on our website http://ow.ly/D9uq30hFobO Closing date for receipt of applications is - 4.30 pm on Friday, 12 January 2018.

Who’s interested? Think about it over Christmas 😃

On Friday the 22nd of December members of Sligo Fire Services made a €200 donation to each of Sligo/Leitrim Mountain Rescue Service and the RNLI. This year the fire services advertised on facebook for end of life cars to be donated to the fire service for the purpose of providing realistic training for fire service personnel.The response from the public was unprecedented for which the fire service would like to express their sincere gratitude. When the cars are finished with and the training provided they are sold for scrap and the money donated to many worthy charities and volunteer emergency services such as the Sligo/Leitrim Mountain Rescue and RNLI. Since 2012, Sligo Fire Service has used the proceeds from end of life cars to donate over €4,000 to worthy causes in the Sligo area.

Congratulations to the members of Sligo Fire Service who took part in Grovember and raised €1911.66 which was handed over to Sligo Cancer Support Centre. Thank you to all of you who made donations and showed your support for the lads 👏👏👏 Sligo Cancer Support Centre

Simon Costello one week to go before the lads have their peel and reveal of the facial hair, Grovember is almost over for the lads and they would love to be able to hand over the largest donation possible to the cancer support centre so please donate what ever you can on the link for everyday hero. Thanks.

An update on the progress of Alan Keane and Mike Ryan's fundraising efforts through Grovember. Well done to all the crew for supporting The Cancer Support Centre Sligo in their efforts to raise much needed funds. Please show your support by kindly donating whatever you can afford at this time of the year through the link on the lads posts.

Congratulations and best wishes to our good friend and colleague Bertie Walsh of Tubbercurry Fire Service on the occasion of his retirement. Bertie is pictured being presented with a commemorative framed picture by Station Officer Michael Henry. 2017 has seen many Firefighters from the county retiring, we wish each one the very best of health and happiness for the future.