In total, 10 units from Dublin Fire Brigade were called out to tackle gorse fires in two separate incidences in Glencullen and Barnacullia in the Dublin Mountains.

“The fires started on Saturday but by Monday it was under control,” the mobilisation officer for Dublin Fire Brigade told the Irish Farmers Journal.

“It’s not known how the fires were started.”

A drone was deployed by the fire service to direct operations from the sky, with fire-fighters working late into the night on Sunday 6 May to keep the fires under control.

Dry conditions and mountain vegetation, resulted in the Department of Agriculture issuing a status orange fire warning over the weekend, which will be in place until Thursday 10 May.

Agri-waste

Dublin Fire Brigade also reports being called out to a number of fires involving a large amount of agri-waste.

“We have been called out to a number of fires that contain a lot of tyres,” the mobilisation officer for Dublin Fire Brigade told the Irish Farmers Journal.

“One was just off the N3 near Mulhuddart, beside one of the agricultural farms. It’s not known how it was started but we’ve been called out to a number of fires that contain agri-waste.”

Forest owners, farmers, rural dwellers and other countryside users are asked to be extremely vigilant regarding fire activity, to report any suspicious or illegal activity to the gardaí and to report all fires immediately to the Fire and Emergency Services via 112/999.

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