Farm Safety
13-year-old girl charged with barn fire in Scottish Highlands
A 13-year-old female has been charged in connection with what has been described as a deliberate barn fire in the...
Farm fire
Rural Life
Fire service tackle blaze at a farm in Co. Donegal
Local fire services dealt with a fire at a farm in the east of Co. Donegal last night (Thursday, August...
Machinery
Top tips to reduce risk of tractor fires this silage season
Following a number of farm machinery fires in recent days, firefighters in Co. Carlow have offered a range of tips...
N.Ireland
2,000 pigs die after blaze breaks out on Co. Down farm
Up to 2,000 pigs are believed to have died in a large blaze that broke out on a farm last...
Rural Life
Farm fire started...by 'pigs and a pedometer'
Firefighters were called out to a fire at a farm over the weekend – only to find that the blaze...
N.Ireland
Investigations into arson following shed fire
Investigations are ongoing into a suspected case of arson that occurred last month when a shed containing hay bales was...
N.Ireland
50 firefighters attend farm shed blaze in Antrim
Approximately 50 fire brigade personnel attended a large blaze which broke out in a number of farm sheds last night,...
Rural Life
Fire in Roscommon tackled by emergency services during Storm Brendan
Members of the emergency services including An Garda Síochána attended a fire at a farmhouse in Co. Roscommon yesterday, Monday,...
Rural Life
Farmers 'over-represented' in Irish fire fatalities
Farmers and those living in rural areas are at a higher risk of dying in residential fires, according to the...
Rural Life
Machinery destroyed in latest of 4 farm arson attacks
Machinery was destroyed – along with a shed and a number of bales – in an overnight farm fire in...
Rural Life
140 sheep killed in Donegal hay shed fire
Around 140 sheep were killed when a fire broke out in a hay shed on farmland in the area of...
Rural Life
6 teens arrested in connection with 140ac UK crop fire
Six teenage boys have been arrested in connection with a large-scale crop fire in the UK earlier this week. The...
N.Ireland
JCB burn-out prompts machinery fire warning
A recent issue involving a JCB which went on fire has prompted a warning on the dangers of machinery fires...
Rural Life
Livestock killed in border farm blaze
A number of livestock have died as a result of a hay barn fire that occurred yesterday morning, Sunday, April...
Rural Life
Gardai investigating overnight tractor fire and diesel theft
Gardai are investigating an incident in which a tractor was set on fire last week. The fire was found on...
Rural Life
Christmas chaos: 50 bales lost in Kerry farm fire
More than 50 large bales were set ablaze in a fire that broke out in a shed in Co. Kerry...
Rural Life
Farm of Dyson boss targeted in suspected arson attack
A farm building owned by engineer and founder of the Dyson electronics and technology firm, James Dyson, went up in...
N.Ireland
Man dies in Co. Antrim farmhouse fire
A man in his 50s has died in a farmhouse fire in Toomebridge, Co. Antrim last night (November 14, 2018). Five firefighters...