Kildare Fire Service

🚨 Status Orange: High Fire Risk 🚨
Warning Effective From 1200hrs 08/07/2026
Effective Period Expires 1200hrs 13/07/2026

🟧 A Status Orange warning is in place until 12pm Monday 13th July.

What this means:

🔥 No barbeques or outdoor fires in forests or recreational areas

🚫 Landowners must follow restrictions on land burning

🚗 Park responsibly – don’t block emergency access routes

⚠️ Be extra vigilant in areas with dry vegetation, including forests, heathland and open countryside

📞 If you see a fire: Call 112 immediately, move to a safe location, and follow emergency instructions.

Arising from current weather patterns and high temperatures a high fire risk is deemed to exist in all areas where hazardous fuels such as dead grasses and shrub fuels such as heather and gorse exist.

Current dry conditions are forecast to largely remain in place throughout the span of this notice with high temperature phases forecast within this period. Elevated fire risks are expected in all areas during this period but will be especially focussed on southern and eastern regions.

Increased vigilance to fire is warranted in areas with open public access and high fire risk activities. Landowners and managers should remain vigilant to all fire activity and report all suspicious activity to An Garda Siochana. Visitors to public recreational areas should cooperate with all fire safety requirements and not light open fires or barbeques in high-risk areas. Rural users should cooperate with all requests regarding fire safety, obey all relevant byelaws and be considerate in parking vehicles so as not to impede access by emergency vehicles.

If you see a fire, do not delay; report it to the Fire and Emergency Services straight away. Do not wait for somebody else to make the call. Dial 999 or 112. You will not be billed by the fire service or local authority for making the call. Give clear details as regards location, where at all possible using a national grid reference and any other useful information such as the size of the fire, wind direction, proximity to dwellings or forestry etc. Do not attempt to tackle fires alone or without adequate training or protective equipment.

Recently, Driver Mechanic Claire O'Carroll from our Maynooth Brigade traveled to the Fire Service College in Moreton-In-Marsh to Participate in the Women in Fire Service Training & Development Event.

Supported by the National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management, Firefighters from Cork County Fire Service and Dublin Fire Brigade Particiapated in Workshops on Leadership, Incident Command, High Rise Firefighting Tactics, RTC Trauma Care with the The ATACC Group and Firefighter Fitness.

The Event Saw Many Q&A sessions with various differrent Leaders and Motivators with an Industry Expo on show.

This type of Training & Development brings together fire personell from across the Fire & Rescue Service for the development of one another to Elevate Potential
and Inspire Success.

Well Done Claire 👏

Kildare County Council
Fire Safety Ireland

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