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situation in 2008, but decided that to give every retained firefighter a blue light would effectively "dilute" the importance of blue lights. Most importantly, use of blue lights by retained staff may cause confusion for local road users, particularly where multiple vehicles would be responding to a particular fire station from several directions at once.
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and first aid courses. On completion of this, firefighters then enter an on station development stage over a three-year period, once they have completed their development stage they then become competent and receive a higher level of pay. The modules are also backed up by ongoing training on station
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678:Hazmat suit
613:Fire bucket
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535:Fire engine
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122:August 2024
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1002:Equipment
842:Flash fire
812:Fire class
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729:Rotary saw
699:Kelly tool
663:Fog nozzle
507:Hose tower
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414:Fire chief
246:References
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1308:Outline
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31:, is a
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171:Dublin
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802:Draft
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