Christmas Arrangements for Lodging 7 Day Notices and Applications for Fire Safety Certificates
The latest date for receipt of 7 Day Notices by Dublin City Council, Fire Prevention Section, Fire Brigade HQ, 165-169 Townsend Street, Dublin 2 or Building Control Division, Floor 2, Block 4 East, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 is 5.00 p.m. on Friday 16th December, 2011.
The latest date for receipt of Fire Safety, Revised Fire Safety and Regularisation Certificate applications by Dublin City Council, Fire Prevention Section, Fire Brigade HQ, 165-169 Townsend Street, Dublin 2 is 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 22nd December, 2011.
All applications received after these dates will be considered to have been received on Tuesday 3rd January 2012.
Dublin City Council wishes all its customers a very Happy Christmas and New Year.
Prize Giving Ceremony to Dublin School Children for Fire Safety Week 2011
Fire Safety Week was held this year from the 3rd to the 11th of October 2011. The theme for this year was “No going back to save a life” and the event was once again a cross border initiative with the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service.
Dublin Fire Brigade implemented a number of fire safety initiatives in the capital during the week, in order to promote awareness of Fire Safety.
Each year Dublin Fire Brigades organizes a Fire Safety Week Art Competition for all primary schools in the greater Dublin area. Over 2,600 children from 76 schools took part in the competition. We were delighted that so many children took part and that the teachers took time to discuss the importance of fire safety with their classes during the week. The twelve best “fire safety” pictures were used to create the 2012 “Dublin Fire Brigade Fire Safety Calendar”.
The launch of the 2012 calendar and the prize giving ceremony for the lucky children will be held in the Mansion House on the 14th December. The prizes will be presented by Lord Mayor of Dublin Andrew Montague and Chief Fire Officer Hugh O’Neill. The picture below show’s a preview of the 2012 Dublin Fire Brigade’s Community Fire Safety Calendar. Click here to view the 2012 Fire Safety Calendar.
On a more serious note we would ask everyone to try and remember the 3 Golden Rules of Fire Safety:
1. Escape Drill – Plan and practice
2. Smoke Alarm – two and test
3. Survey your home and implement fire safety measures
Remember: ‘No going back to save a life’
Dublin Fire Brigade Halloween Safety Initiative
On the 21st of October 2011, Dublin Fire Brigade, in conjunction with the Gardaí, Dublin Bus and the DSPCA, will launch their Halloween Safety Initiative.
This campaign is aimed at children from the age of ten upwards in the hope that, through information and education, we can make Halloween a safer for children and adults alike.
- The campaign highlights safety tips for a Happy Halloween including:
- Stay Smart and Play Safe
- Bonfires and fireworks are extremely dangerous and can cause a lot of injuries and damage
- Respect Dublin Fire Brigade Fire Ambulance and Rescue Service, An Gardaí Siochana, the Emergency Services and Council Staff in doing their jobs
- Attend events throughout Dublin City and County that have been organised by the Local Authorities.
In conjunction with the launch a Halloween Safety Pack containing leaflets and posters was sent to all the primary schools in Dublin and are available for viewing via the links below.
The campaign also includes a Freephone number, 1800 251 500, to enable concerned citizens to report stock piling of material for bonfires in the Dublin City Area.
See below links to the following:
Children’s Artwork reminds us how to stay safe from fire at Christmas and into the New Year
10th December 2008: Primary children show us all how we can take steps to prevent fire this Christmas and into the New Year at the launch of Dublin Fire Brigade’s annual Children’s Fire Safety Calendar by Lord Mayor Eibhlin Byrne. Read more about the Children's Fire Safety Calendar.
The calendar contains twelve poignant paintings, one for each month of 2009, by Dublin school children on fire risks in the home and it is being sent to all schools throughout Dublin this month. Dublin Fire Brigade encourages householders to do a fire risk assessment in their home by providing a new Fire Safety leaflet and checklist available in Dublin’s public libraries.
“The beautiful and thought provoking artwork that the children have created will serve as a reminder that will last well into the New Year: we all need to take a few simple measures to make our homes safe from fire,” says Lord Mayor Eibhlin Byrne. “It’s surprising how the simplest things are often the triggers that cause fire and devastation at Christmas, such as faulty fairy lights and unattended candles. Dublin Fire Brigade have told me that in recent years a number of fires have also been caused by people using indoor lights on the outside of their homes.”
Dublin Fire Brigade deals with more fires in homes over the Christmas and winter period than at any other time of the year. On average 50 people die in fires in Ireland every year and there have been many thousands of fires in homes in Ireland in the past year.
“Fire hazards increase at this time of year due to a more relaxed attitude, Christmas lights being left on for too long, sockets being overloaded and candles left burning. The majority of deaths by fire are in homes with no smoke alarms or even worse, with fire alarms that don’t work,” says Hugh O’Neill, Chief Fire Officer, Dublin Fire Brigade. “Dublin Fire Brigade’s theme for this season is Don’t let fire ruin your Christmas and we encourage everybody to take a few minutes to consider our practical advice and tips.”
“Smoke alarms really do save lives as smoke causes the majority of fire deaths and serious injury in Irish homes. We are calling on all households to make themselves aware of the fire risks in their home this Christmas and to have an evacuation route and ensure that there are at least two smoke alarms in good working order – one upstairs and one downstairs,” said Chief Hugh O’Neill. Read more about Fire Safety at Christmas.
For further information:
Neasa Kane / Sharon Waters, Mary Murphy Associates, 01-284 6338 / 087-232 0038