The Galway Fire and Rescue Service is the local authority

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for

County Galway County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...

, in

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. It is a branch of the

Galway County Council Galway County Council () is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority of County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for ho ...

. The service's headquarters is in Galway City Fire Station, with all Senior Fire Officers based there.

Fire stations

There are currently 11

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in Galway, there are ten

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stations, while the Galway City Station is a Wholetime station. There are stations in

Galway City Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

and the towns of

Athenry Athenry (; ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies east of Galway city. Some of the attractions of the medieval town are its town wall, Athenry Castle, its priory and its 13th-century street-plan. The town is also well known by virt ...

Ballinasloe Ballinasloe ( ; ) is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway, Ireland. Located at an ancient crossing point on the River Suck, evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of Bronze Age sites. Built around a 12th-centur ...

Clifden Clifden () is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. As the largest town in the region, it is often referred to as "the Capital of Connemara". Frequen ...

Gort Gort ( or ) is a town of around 2,800 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 road (Ireland), R458 and R460 ...

Kilronan Cill Rónáin (), unofficially anglicized as Kilronan, is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland. The ferries serving the island call at Doolin, County Clare and also Rossaveal, Count ...

Loughrea Loughrea ( ; ), is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains and Lough Rea, the lake from which it takes its name. The town's cathedral, St Brendan's, dominates the urban sk ...

Mountbellew Mountbellew or Mountbellew Bridge (historically ''Creggaun'', from ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies mostly within the townland of Treanrevagh (''Trian Riabhach'') on the N63 national primary road. As of the 2022 census, it had a ...

Portumna Portumna (- meaning 'the landing place of the oak') is a market town in the south-east of County Galway, Ireland, on the border with and linked by a Portumna bridge, bridge to County Tipperary. The town is located to the west of the point where ...

, and

Tuam Tuam (; , meaning 'mound' or 'burial-place') is a town in Ireland and the second-largest settlement in County Galway. It is west of the midland Region, Ireland, midlands of Ireland, about north of Galway city. The town is in a civil parishe ...

Appliances and equipment by station

Source:

Galway City

*2 x Water Tender Ladder *1 x Water Tender *1 x Emergency Tender *1 x Aerial Ladder Platform *1 x Technical/Water Rescue Unit *1 x Incident Command Unit *1 x Haz-Mat Unit *1 x Foam Tender *2 x Incident Support Unit *1 x Water Carrier *3 x Utility Vehicle

Athenry

*2 x Water Tender Ladder *1 x Utility Vehicle

Ballinasloe

*1 x Water Tender Ladder *1 x Water Tender *1 x Water Carrier *1 x Utility Vehicle

Clifden

*1 x Water Tender Ladder *1 x Water Tender *1 x Water Carrier *1 x Utility Vehicle

Gort

*1 x Water Tender Ladder *1 x Water Tender *1 x On Site Coordination Unit *1 x Utility Vehicle

Loughrea

*1 x Water Tender Ladder *1 x Water Tender *1 x Emergency Tender *1 x Utility Vehicle

Mountbellew

*1 x Water Tender Ladder *1 x Water Tender *1 x Utility Vehicle

Portumna

*1 x Water Tender Ladder *1 x Water Tender *1 x Utility Vehicle *2 x Rescue Boats

Tuam

*1 x Water Tender Ladder *1 x Water Tender *1 x Water Carrier *1 x Utility Vehicle

Inishmore

*1 x Water Tender Ladder *1 x Utility Vehicle

Ranks

References

{{Reflist Fire departments Fire and rescue services in the Republic of Ireland Emergency services in the Republic of Ireland Galway County Council

Fire stations

Appliances and equipment by station

Galway City

Athenry

Ballinasloe

Clifden

Gort

Loughrea

Mountbellew

Portumna

Tuam

Inishmore

Ranks

See also

References