Anglesea Street Fire Station

Anglesea Street Fire Station provides 24 hour fire cover to the city of Cork for 365 days per year and also houses the Fire Brigade Headquarters for Cork City. This combined building provides the administrative and technical support for both the Fire Service and the Fire Prevention section. It provides office space for the Chief Fire Officer, Senior Fire Officers, administration staff and operational areas for firefighters over 3 floors.

The Headquarters was opened in 1975 and has largely kept the same layout since opening. There has however been recent refurbishment to the top floor to provide for a Local Co-ordination Centre in the event of a Major Emergency together with a provision for meeting rooms and canteen facilities.

Number of vehicle bays:   

• 5 core double bay station
• 1 additional double bay

Vehicles:        

• 4 x Class B Fire Engines
• 1x Hydraulic Platform
• 1 x Emergency Tender
• 1 x Control Unit
• 1 x Water tanker
• 1 x Incident Support Unit
• 1 x Hazardous Materials Unit
• 2 x Ford Ranger Chimney/Rapid Response Units
• 2 x Transit vans (A number of reserve vehicles for the above)

Accommodation/Facilities:

Breathing Apparatus servicing room, First aid training room, compressor room, cylinder charging facilities, foam store, ladder store, hose store, water rescue servicing room and store, lecture room, kitchen, canteen area, recreational room, drying room, store rooms, laundry room, Operational Officers administration rooms, Fire prevention and operational offices, administration offices, duty room, dormitories, toilets and showering facilities, drill tower, training yard, gym, maintenance workshops and  Local Co-Ordination Centre rooms.

Anglesea Street, Cork City Fire Brigade Headquaters