The Kerry Fire Service experienced a 60% decrease in the number of call-outs for road traffic collisions in January, compared to the same period last year.
That’s according to figures compiled the by Kerry Fire Service.
These figures outline the numbers and types of call-outs the service attends.
The Kerry Fire Service experienced a 23% decrease in mobilisations during the first month of the year, compared to the same period in 2024.
The fire service was mobilised 117 times up to the end of January, which is down from 151 mobilisations during the same month last year.
In January, the Kerry Fire Services responded eight road traffic collisions, which is down from 20 during the same time last year; that’s a drop of 60%.
During the first month of this year, the fire service attended three gorse fires, down 25% on the previous year when it attended four such fires during January.
Instances of chimney fires also decreased compared to last year; during January the Kerry Fire Service attended eight chimney fires, compared to 13 in January last year; which is a drop of 38%.
