firefighters attacked with bottles and fireworks

audidiesel

in the week following the striking down of an emergancy services assault bill, i think this shows why that was a stupid decision.

i was initially going to throw this in with the other thread. but thought it would probably be best to highlight examples like this on their own.


http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-fire-bridage-attacked-635875-Oct2012/

Firefighters come under bottle and firework attack as they attend scene

The three units of Dublin Fire Brigade came under attack last night as they attended a fire at O’Devaney Gardens on Dublin’s northside.


FIREFIGHTERS FROM DUBLIN Fire Brigade came under bottle and rocket attack last night as they reponded to reports of a fire in O’Devaney Gardens, located near the North Circular Road on Dublin’s northside.
The incident, which occurred just after 6.30pm, was their third time attending the same location in a single day.
Responding to calls of a “domestic fire” – a fire with the potential of someone being inside – the scene was attended by two appliances from Phibsboro Fire Station and a third from Tara Street Fire Station.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, a person at the scene said it was the first time that they had seen rockets directed at firefighters in this way.
As service personnel were removing equipment from their vehicle to attend the fire in the second floor apartment, one of the rockets rebounded off the vehicle, striking a firefighter in the face.
No serious injuries were sustained, however.
Members of Dublin Fire Brigade have now started to log all incidents such as these – despite the paperwork involved – after being told by their union that if they aren’t reported, they aren’t viewed as having happened.
The incident comes less than two weeks after the failure to pass the Assaults on Emergency Workers Bill 2012, which would have seen a minimum jail term of five years for anyone convicted of assaulting or threatening the life of an emergency worker on duty.

seven_eleven

Im not surprised to be honest. These incidents happen all year around but only seem to be highlighted around halloween due to fireworks or something.

Nothing will be done as usual, welcome to Ireland.

msg11

I'm not saying it is rite to assault anybody trying to do there job, but I really, really cannot get my head around morons attacking the fire bridge and ambulances. I mean are they that thick, they can't realize crews will stop going into the area without an escort from the Garda. Which could cause such a delay and cost one of there own family members lives.

msg11

Anyone see the part in Firefighters tonight that resembled something from Afghanistan. Bloody disgrace and absolute scum of the lowest form. I do feel sorry for the decent people in them areas that have to put up with that sort of crap.

Mikros

Pretty shocking all right. Looked like a warzone. Really shows how some parts of the country are completley removed from society and not far off no go zones at times.

zenno

Unfortunately there are many people with 'savage brain dysfunction' their brain reaches a tiny goal as to education and taught and it cannot proceed any further and this is what you get when you encounter such savages.

They are so brain-dead that they cannot even think as to the situation of their mother or other family member or even friend that might be in need one day of emergency, as they destroy the only help and life-saving force that would help them. So this really shows you how savage and brain-dead a human being can really be.

You folks don't get payed enough imo. You offer help and you get attacked for the gesture of goodwill.

starviewadams

Going on in Clondalkin for years,by kids as young as 10-11.Set something on fire,call the brigade in and pelt them with whatevers to hand.At halloween the DFB (rightly) won't come into my parents estate after dark unless the Gardai are in attendance.

Never understood what the people involved in crap like that actually got out of it.

MagicSean

I remember seeing kids as young as 8 doing this in Harelawn Grove about 15 years ago. Definitely nothing new. They should be allowed turn the hose on them.

msg11

MagicSean wrote: »

I remember seeing kids as young as 8 doing this in Harelawn Grove about 15 years ago. Definitely nothing new. They should be allowed turn the hose on them.

I don't know, turning the hoses on them would make the situation worse, turn a hose on them, you could end up with a robbed car knocking a few people down.

Just don't get it around here the kids are not angles they let fireworks off and start fires, but I know they would never turn on the fire crews. Cause someone would march the kids down to there parents.