Monaghan fire services attend 68 calls in first 3 months of this year

Monaghan fire services have attended 68 emergency call outs in first three months of this year.

At a recent joint policing committee, it was revealed that this figure was a reduction on the same period last year.

The call types that were attended by Monaghan Fire and Civil Protection were dominated by road traffic collisions and fire alarm activations.

There were 20 call outs in January, while there was 24 call outs in February and the same number in March.

The mobilisation times for the county are on average over the first three months of 2023 stood at 5 mins and 54 seconds for all incident call out types.