AQW 44920/22-27


Mr Andrew McMurray
Alliance Party
South Down


Tabled Date: 27/04/2026
Answered On Date: 18/05/2026
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any resources deployed by the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service in response to landscape fires in the Mournes in April 2026.


Answer:
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service resources deployed in direct response to relation to gorse and grassland major and secondary fire incidents in the Mournes in the month of April 2026 are set out in the table below.
Fire Fighters
981
Attending Officers
128
Manual Technicians
2
Emergency Support Personnel
6
Pumping Appliances
180
*Specialist Resources
379
* Includes: off road vehicles, mobile command support units, water tankers, specialist tactical advisors, specialist Burn Teams, command and control officers.