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Nadia Breen

NIFRS deals with significant rise in calls over Twelfth weekend

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has received a significant increase in calls over the Twelfth.

NIFRS has said they have been "exceptionally busy" over the past three nights, with direct intervention to protect properties from bonfires.

From 6pm on the Eleventh Night to 2am on July 12, they received a total of 153 emergency calls and were mobilised to 105 incidents, 40 being bonfire related.

They have also seen an increase from July 9, with 378 calls from then until 2am on July 12, 244 total mobilisations and 81 bonfire related mobilisations.

A spokesperson added: "Over the three nights this represents a significant increase in bonfire related incidents compared to 2020 (24 bonfire related incidents occurred from 6pm to 1am on 11/12 th night).

"The Service was exceptionally busy on each of the three nights, with direct intervention required by NIFRS to protect properties from radiated heat, embers, etc from the bonfires.

"Despite the increased demand of bonfire related incidents, NIFRS maintained emergency response cover across Northern Ireland through the use of contingency planning measures, enabling attendance to a range of operational incidents including property fires and other emergency incidents.

"NIFRS can confirm there were no attacks on fire service personnel or appliances at any bonfire related incidents."

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