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Kildare Continues To Have Fewer Fire Fighters Than Meath And Wicklow.

Thursday, 4 November 2021 14:05

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

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Its population is greater than that of either county.

The compliment of fire fighters in Kildare remains below that of Wicklow and Meath

Kildare's area, and population, are greater than both counties.

Kildare Fire Service, under the auspices of Kildare County Council, operates 6 stations with a total of 63 firefighters.

There are 72 fire staff in Meath, and 94 in Wicklow.

Fire service	Total no. of operational staff in stations
Carlow	45
Cavan	93
Clare	76
Cork City	152
Cork County	204
Donegal	154
Dublin	963
Galway	154
Kerry	104
Kildare	63
Kilkenny	65
Laois	66
Leitrim	42
Limerick	140
Longford	44
Louth	100
Mayo	119
Meath	72
Monaghan	51
Offaly	52
Roscommon	45
Sligo	47
Tipperary	127
Waterford	124
Westmeath	46
Wexford	63
Wicklow	94
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