Firefighters

The parade at the start of each watch's shift is a vital part of the firefighter's day; the crew in Dublin Fire and Rescue's Headquarters prepare for the day ahead, making sure that everything is ready for when the next emergency call comes in.

In the control room, the firefighters are busy taking all kinds of emergency calls from around the Dublin region.

The firefighters work to contain a spreading blaze at a storage facility; a young man is strung out of hallucinogenic drugs; the jaws of life are needed after a bad accident.

The swift water response team evacuate residents trapped in a flooded apartment complex after torrential rain in Dublin.

Firefighters race to the scene of a fire in an apartment complex. With smoke billowing from an unidentified location inside, some of the residents are still unaccounted for after an emergency evacuation.

The night is thrown into total disarray by a barn fire, a high speed car crash that leaves dozens hurt, a chemical spill and the death of a veteran firefighter.