Monaghan Fire & Civil Protection is a service provided by Monaghan County Council. The fire authority is a retained fire service and it is responsible for the delivery of fire services to the entire county 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Not only is it responsible for in the extinguishment of fires within the county, but it also responds to road traffic collisions, Hazard material incidents, and Special Services such as flooding and oil spillages. In the event of an emergency the primary role of Monaghan Fire & Civil Protection is to ensure life safety. It will ensure that danger areas are made safe in order to permit other agencies to undertake their recovery and rehabilitation operations.
Functional Area
Monaghan Fire & Civil Protection delivers a fire service to whole of County Monaghan an area of approximately 1,294 square kilometres. The fire service of Monaghan is divided into five (fire cover) areas. Each area is served by a retained Fire Station. These fire stations are located in the following towns;
- Ballybay
- Carrickmacross
- Castleblayney
- Clones
- Monaghan
How to dial 999 / 112 in an emergency
- Dial 999 / 112 for the emergency services.
- On answer state the emergency service you require. Ask the operator to put you through to the Fire Service.
- Once you are connected to the service you require:
- Clearly state the nature of the incident e.g. house fire, road traffic collision, flooding etc.
- Give clear details on the location off the incident such as the street, townland address. If unsure of the address give details on the area you are in and include some landmarks such as churches, pub, monuments, name of road etc.
- Brigade you require (e.g. Ballybay, Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clones, Monaghan)
- Any other relevant information, e.g., Type of fire (chimney fire, house) if people are trapped, direction to fire, etc
- Your telephone number – if additional info. is required
- Meet the brigade on arrival – if possible.
Please note all emergency 999/112 calls are recorded.