Co. Laois - Updated 19/03/10

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Did You Know

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* Co. Laois purchased 7 Land Rover S1 in 1956 at a cost of £1,200 each , all 7 of the landrovers are in preservation in 2010

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* Laois Fire Brigade purchased 6 Bedfords SH ex Home Office MCI 612 was the last one in sevice and served Stradbally Co. Laois

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* Ballinakill recieved their new landrover Appliance CI 7902 (NO. 5 ) on 20th July 1956 and served the town until 1st Nov. 1966.

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* Portarlington's first motorised fire appliance (CI 5717 ) Fordson Thames went into service 03/12/1953

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Portlaoise Fire Brigade in the late 1940's

1981 Fiat ET at Portlaoise (1996)

1981Dodge CFE at Mountrath

Co. Laois first HP ( ACM 413X )

Photo taken at Durrow Fire Station 1996 , The 3 appliances that served the town from 1956-1996 are 1956 Landrover SI, 1981Ford Carmichael and 1991 Volvo IDT .

At the old Abbeyleix Fire Station 1972 Bedford HCB/Angus

1984 Bedford /Alexander at Abbeyleix (XIA 2665)

Durrow

Rathdowney

Portarlington

CI 7877

Ford A Carmichael at Mountmellick

Market House Fire Station at Abbeyleix closed 2006

1956 Landrover No.1 was back in Mountmellick for it's 50th in 2006

Laois Fire Brigade purchased 6 Bedfords sh ex Home Office MCI 612 was the last one in sevice and served Stradbally Co. Laois

Old one bay Fire Station at Durrow now used by Civil Defence

1984 Dodge / Carmichael at Portlaoise

1986 Dodge / Timoney at Stradbally 2004

Ballinakill Fire Station 1996

Jennifer & Stuart Thompson along with Landrover NO.1 ex Mountmellick at a Fire Engine Rally in Wales 2000

Bedford / Miles at Portlaoise 1963

1953 Fordson Thames at Ballinakill 1996

Landrover No. 2 at Durrow Fire Station

1986 Dodge / Timoney at Mountmellick

Renault 4 van at the old central Fire Station Portlaoise, Photo Willie Doyle.

The replacement for the above Renualt was this Ford Escort Van photo taken at Portlaoise 1996.

No. 7 at Stradbally Fire Station in the early 1990's.

1971 Bedford TK HCB/Angus at Abbeyleix .

1984 Dodge Carmichael 2nd away at Portlaoise 1996.

Dick Justin gets Bedford /Alexander ready to go on the run at Abbeyleix after arriving from Northern Ireland.1996.

1986 Dodge/Timoney at Mountmellick.

No.1 Mountmellick.

No.3 Mountrath.

No.6 Abbeyleix.

No. 7 Stradbally.

No.2 Durrow pumping in a relay at a haybarn fire on the Laois/Kilkenny border.

Bedford MCI 616 at the same fire.

1979 Dodge/Carmichael at Portlaoise.

1984 Dodge /Carmichael at Portlaoise

Bedford converted to Water Carrier and still had it's pump and hose reels.

1981Dodge /CFE at Mountrath.

Laois ran 2 Ford A /Carmichael's the other one been ZCI 785.

Pre delivery photo of Merc /Hughes at the Hughes Fire Engine Works.

Thanks to Willie Doyle for sharing the above 12 photo's of Laois Fire Brigade with us from his collection.

Old Fire Station at Portarlington.

Old Central Fire Station at Portlaoise.

RENAULT 4 Mehanics van at Portlaoise.