AQW 44920/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
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.
Asked by Andrew McMurray MLA on 27 April 2026
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 27 April 2026
- Answer due by
- 13 May 2026
- Answered
- 18 May 202621 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
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.