16,000 birds killed in Fermanagh farm fire October 10, 2021 N.Ireland Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze which killed 16,000 birds on a poultry farm in Co. Fermanagh today (October 10). A…
3-hour operation to save stuck bullock from slurry tank April 14, 2021 N.Ireland Five crews of firefighters spent a gruelling three and a half hours trying to free a stuck bullock from a slurry tank in…
50 firefighters attend farm shed blaze in Antrim January 20, 2020 N.Ireland Approximately 50 fire brigade personnel attended a large blaze which broke out in a number of farm sheds last night, Sunday, January 19,…
Slurry warning issued after Fermanagh farmer loses consciousness June 6, 2019 N.Ireland Emergency services have warned farmers to take care when mixing slurry after a man in his 70s had to be rescued in Co. Fermanagh…
40 cattle freed from overturned lorry in Northern Ireland January 11, 2019 N.Ireland Firefighters in Northern Ireland freed a total of 40 cattle from an overturned lorry in Co. Fermanagh this morning. The lorry had been…
Man dies in Co. Antrim farmhouse fire November 15, 2018 N.Ireland A man in his 50s has died in a farmhouse fire in Toomebridge, Co. Antrim last night (November 14, 2018). Five firefighters were injured as…
Police hunting for arsonists after fires break out at Greenmount May 31, 2018 N.Ireland Police in Antrim are appealing for information following two suspected arson incidents at Greenmount Campus last night (Wednesday, May 30, 2018). A PSNI…
Majority of NI’s 2,200 gorse fires ‘started deliberately’ February 22, 2018 N.Ireland A public consultation has been launched into reducing the threat of wildfires in the countryside as firefighters warn the majority of gorse fires…
Tractors, farm equipment and straw damaged in recent shed fires January 2, 2018 N.Ireland Tractors and farm equipment were damaged in a recent shed fire, while around 60 4X4 round bales of straw were destroyed in another.…
Pic: Contractor’s loading shovel goes up in flames May 25, 2017 Rural Life Firefighters were called to an incident yesterday, May 24, in a town in Northern Ireland after a contractor’s loading shovel caught fire. The…
Firefighters rescue sheep caught between a rock and a hard place May 19, 2017 Rural Life A number of firefighters were needed to rescue a sheep that was stuck between rocks in Northern Ireland recently. Firefighters from the Northern…
Video: Firefighters use unorthodox measures to rescue trapped lamb February 17, 2017 Rural Life Firefighters in Northern Ireland had to employ a number of unorthodox measures to rescue a lamb that was trapped underground. Members of the…
