Dublin Fire Brigade saw an almost 60 per cent drop in call outs to bonfires yesterday.
But there were more requests for ambulances this Halloween.
There 186 fire calls to Dublin fire brigade yesterday – 133 of them were Halloween related – down from 323 last year.
The bad weather, the public reporting bonfire stockpiles and councils removing the materials are all believed to have helped.
Greg O'Dwyer, Assistant Chief Fire Officer with DFB says there were bigger bonfires but less of them:
"A number of bonfires were quite large and had quite dangerous materials on them."
"So that's gas cylinders and tyres and so on."
"In one incident a car was driven onto a bonfire later on in the evening."
Inclement weather, members of the public playing their part and a waste removal campaign by the local authorities helped enormously with fire calls on #Halloween night.
All of our Firefighter/Paramedics got to go home safe this morning 🚒🚑#SafeAtSamhain pic.twitter.com/PaiYMs0Exf— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) November 1, 2021
There was one person injured after a firework exploded in the north of the city – injuring a man’s hand.
This woman says fireworks were being let off for hours on end:
"We live in the Liberties and it was crazy."
"It was like being at war!"
She added that it sounded like people where shooting guns.
Light showers have not dampened the #Halloween mood in Dublin #fireworks pic.twitter.com/vnzKOg629D
— Shakil 🇮🇳 🇮🇪 (@mshaks01) October 31, 2021
There were 483 requests for ambulances – up from 312 last year:
One fire appliance in the south of the city suffered damage to its windscreen, but none of the crew were injured.
