{"id":4020,"date":"2026-06-19T09:15:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fireireland.ie\/seirbhis-doiteain-na-heireann\/stair\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T09:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:39:20","slug":"stair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fireireland.ie\/ga\/seirbhis-doiteain-na-heireann\/stair\/","title":{"rendered":"Stair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3929 size-large\" alt=\"History of Fire Service\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.fireireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18154649\/History-of-Fire-Service-Banner-Image-1024x683.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.fireireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18154649\/History-of-Fire-Service-Banner-Image-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.fireireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18154649\/History-of-Fire-Service-Banner-Image-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.fireireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18154649\/History-of-Fire-Service-Banner-Image-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.fireireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18154649\/History-of-Fire-Service-Banner-Image.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#FFF\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1ac20ed65680f61bdcbaaec020053c02\">Stair<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Stair na Seirbh\u00edse D\u00f3ite\u00e1in in \u00c9irinn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Flexy Breadcrumb -->\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fbc fbc-page\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Breadcrumb wrapper -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fbc-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Ordered list-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"fbc-items\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">\r\n                <span itemprop=\"name\">\r\n                    <!-- Home Link -->\r\n                    <a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fireireland.ie\">\r\n                    \r\n                                                    <i class=\"fa fa-home\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Home                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/span>\r\n                <meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><!-- Meta Position-->\r\n             <\/li><li><span class=\"fbc-separator\">\/<\/span><\/li><li class=\"active\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\" title=\"Stair\">Stair<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"2\" \/><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-5e19adf7\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Sc\u00e9al an Chomhraic D\u00f3ite\u00e1in in \u00c9irinn<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I bhfad roimh innill d\u00f3ite\u00e1in agus soilse geal\u00e1nacha, b\u2019\u00e9igean do mhuintir na h\u00c9ireann tinte a cheans\u00fa gan m\u00f3r\u00e1n acmhainn\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-53ced877\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Na Laethanta Luatha<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na c\u00e9adta bliain \u00f3 shin, d\u00e1 dtos\u00f3dh tine i mbaile n\u00f3 i sr\u00e1idbhaile, n\u00ed raibh aon chomhraiceoir\u00ed d\u00f3ite\u00e1in ann le glaoch orthu. Ina \u00e1it sin, th\u00e1inig na comharsana le ch\u00e9ile go pras le buic\u00e9id uisce, ag tabhairt iad \u00f3 l\u00e1mh go l\u00e1mh i l\u00ednte fada. D\u2019\u00fas\u00e1id daoine caid\u00e9il l\u00e1imhe shimpl\u00ed agus aon uirlis\u00ed a bh\u00ed ar f\u00e1il d\u00f3ibh chun iarracht a dh\u00e9anamh na lasracha a mh\u00fachadh. Bh\u00ed tinte cont\u00fairteach agus is minic a scaip siad go tapa tr\u00ed thithe agus ar shr\u00e1ideanna.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Na C\u00e9ad Bhriog\u00e1id\u00ed D\u00f3ite\u00e1in<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De r\u00e9ir mar a d\u2019fh\u00e1s bailte, th\u00e1inig smaoineamh nua chun cinn. Thosaigh cuideachta\u00ed \u00e1rachais ag bun\u00fa a mbriog\u00e1id\u00ed d\u00f3ite\u00e1in f\u00e9in chun na foirgnimh a bh\u00ed faoi \u00e1rachas acu a chosaint. D\u00e1 mbeadh \u00e1rachas d\u00f3ite\u00e1in ag foirgneamh, dh\u00e9anfa\u00ed \u00e9 a sh\u00e1bh\u00e1il ar dt\u00fas. Ba iad seo na <strong>ch\u00e9ad chri\u00fanna d\u00f3ite\u00e1in eagraithe in \u00c9irinn<\/strong>, ach n\u00ed raibh an chosaint c\u00e9anna ar f\u00e1il do ch\u00e1ch i gc\u00f3na\u00ed.   <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-a3642dcf\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Cor Cinni\u00fanach \u2013 Baile \u00c1tha Cliath, 1862<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D\u2019athraigh gach rud sa bhliain 1862. Chruthaigh Baile \u00c1tha Cliath <strong>briog\u00e1id d\u00f3ite\u00e1in aontaithe amh\u00e1in<\/strong> chun an chathair ar fad a chosaint \u2014 n\u00ed foirgnimh faoi \u00e1rachas amh\u00e1in. Don ch\u00e9ad uair, rinneadh seirbh\u00eds phoibl\u00ed den chomhrac d\u00f3ite\u00e1in, d\u00edrithe ar <strong>gach duine<\/strong> a chosaint. Ba \u00e9 seo t\u00fas na seirbh\u00edse d\u00f3ite\u00e1in nua-aimseartha in \u00c9irinn.   <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-31a36588\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">R\u00e9 Nua sa Chomhrac D\u00f3ite\u00e1in<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De r\u00e9ir mar a chuaigh na blianta thart, d\u2019\u00e9irigh comhrac d\u00f3ite\u00e1in n\u00edos forbartha. Cuireadh innill d\u00f3ite\u00e1in chumhachtacha in \u00e1it capaill agus cairteacha. Feabhsa\u00edodh c\u00f3rais uisce, agus cuireadh oili\u00faint ar chomhraiceoir\u00ed d\u00f3ite\u00e1in chun freagairt n\u00edos tap\u00fala agus n\u00edos \u00e9ifeachta\u00ed. N\u00ed hamh\u00e1in gur freagairt a bh\u00ed sa chomhrac d\u00f3ite\u00e1in a thuilleadh \u2014 rinneadh <strong>gairm oilte<\/strong> de.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tar \u00e9is d\u2019\u00c9irinn neamhsple\u00e1chas a bhaint amach, d\u2019fhorbair seirbh\u00eds\u00ed d\u00f3ite\u00e1in ar fud na t\u00edre. Ghlac \u00fadar\u00e1is \u00e1iti\u00fala freagracht as a bpobail a chosaint. Th\u00e1inig st\u00e1isi\u00fain d\u00f3ite\u00e1in chun cinn i mbailte agus i gceantair thuaithe, le taca\u00edocht \u00f3 chomhraiceoir\u00ed d\u00f3ite\u00e1in l\u00e1naimseartha agus p\u00e1irtaimseartha. D\u2019\u00e9irigh pobail n\u00edos s\u00e1bh\u00e1ilte, agus rinneadh cuid den saol laeth\u00fail de sheirbh\u00eds\u00ed d\u00f3ite\u00e1in.   <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-7acf6050\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">An Dl\u00ed a Mh\u00fanlaigh Seirbh\u00eds an Lae Inniu<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ba \u00e9 an tAcht Briog\u00e1ideacha T\u00f3ite\u00e1in, 1940, bun\u00fas an ch\u00e9ad ch\u00f3rais chomhrac d\u00f3ite\u00e1in ar fud na t\u00edre. Mar gheall air sin, bh\u00ed s\u00e9 \u00e9igeantach d\u2019\u00fadar\u00e1is \u00e1iti\u00fala, uirbeacha agus tuaithe, a chinnti\u00fa go raibh gr\u00fapa i bhfeidhm chun freagairt do thine ina gceantar agus chun iarracht a dh\u00e9anamh daoine a choinne\u00e1il s\u00e1bh\u00e1ilte. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1981, glacadh c\u00e9im mh\u00f3r chun cinn. Tugadh isteach an tAcht um Sheirbh\u00eds\u00ed D\u00f3ite\u00e1in ina leagtar amach r\u00f3il agus freagrachta\u00ed soil\u00e9ire. N\u00ed raibh comhraiceoir\u00ed d\u00f3ite\u00e1in ann a thuilleadh chun tinte a chur amach, d\u2019oibrigh siad freisin chun:  <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tinte a chosc<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foirgnimh a ini\u00fachadh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oideachas a chur ar an bpobal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chuidigh an dl\u00ed seo leis an tseirbh\u00eds nua-aimseartha at\u00e1 ar eolas againn inniu a chruth\u00fa.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-00b4a837\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Comhraiceoir\u00ed D\u00f3ite\u00e1in sa L\u00e1 at\u00e1 Inniu ann<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sa l\u00e1 at\u00e1 inniu ann, d\u00e9anann comhraiceoir\u00ed d\u00f3ite\u00e1in in \u00c9irinn i bhfad n\u00edos m\u00f3 n\u00e1 tinte a cheans\u00fa. Freagra\u00edonn siad do: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tinte t\u00ed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Timpist\u00ed tr\u00e1chta ar bh\u00f3ithre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuilte agus stoirmeacha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C\u00e1sanna cont\u00fairteacha a bhaineann le ceimice\u00e1in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B\u00edonn siad ag traen\u00e1il i gc\u00f3na\u00ed agus ag obair l\u00e1 agus o\u00edche chun pobail a choinne\u00e1il sl\u00e1n.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-3cd5bdb4\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Pobail a Chosaint le Ch\u00e9ile<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ar fud na h\u00c9ireann, re\u00e1cht\u00e1lann \u00fadar\u00e1is \u00e1iti\u00fala seirbh\u00eds\u00ed d\u00f3ite\u00e1in, le taca\u00edocht n\u00e1isi\u00fanta \u00f3 shaineolaithe a chinnt\u00edonn caighde\u00e1in oili\u00fana, plean\u00e1la agus s\u00e1bh\u00e1ilteachta. Freastala\u00edonn go leor comhraiceoir\u00ed d\u00f3ite\u00e1in, go h\u00e1irithe i gceantair thuaithe, ar a bpobail mar chomhraiceoir\u00ed <strong>d\u00f3ite\u00e1in ar \u00e1irith\u00edocht<\/strong>, r\u00e9idh le freagairt l\u00e1ithreach nuair a tharla\u00edonn \u00e9igeand\u00e1il. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-c3ab44b6\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Agus Inniu\u2026 Cuid\u00edonn Rua Fosta<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anois, t\u00e1 fi\u00fa cine\u00e1l nua de comhraiceoir d\u00f3ite\u00e1in ag cabhr\u00fa le daoine a choinne\u00e1il s\u00e1bh\u00e1ilte. Tugann Rua an C\u00fa D\u00f3ite\u00e1in cuairt ar scoileanna agus ar phobail, ag m\u00faineadh do leana\u00ed conas fanacht s\u00e1bh\u00e1ilte sa bhaile. 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