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FEATURED DFB Fire and Ambulance Incident Data

Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) and Ambulance (DA) annual incident activity logs. Fields include incident date, district/area information, and response time data. The fields from MOB through to CD are generated automatically by the vehicle system (either via button press or voice message) and reflect the vehicle’s operational status throughout an incident lifecycle:

TOC – Time the call is received in the control centre

ORD – Time when first vehicle is ordered/mobilised to the incident

MOB – Time when first vehicle becomes mobile to the incident

IA – Time when first vehicle arrives at the incident scene

LS – Leaving scene; time when first ambulance departs for hospital

AH – Arrival time at hospital of first appliance or ambulance

MAV – Time when first vehicle is mobile and available again

CD – Time when last vehicle closes down/back at station-Incident Closure

Incident priority categories:

Echo – Life-threatening cardiac or respiratory arrest

Delta – Life-threatening incident other than cardiac or respiratory arrest

Charlie – Serious, not life-threatening, immediate response required

Bravo – Serious, not life-threatening, urgent response

Alpha – Non-serious or non-life-threatening incident

Omega – Minor illness or injury

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About this dataset


Organization

Dublin City Council

The authority responsible for local government in the city of Dublin read more

Created on

2011-01-01

Last updated

2026-06-24

Date range

2010 to 2023 inclusive

Update Frequency

Annually

Metadata

Title DFB Fire and Ambulance Incident Data
Description

Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) and Ambulance (DA) annual incident activity logs. Fields include incident date, district/area information, and response time data. The fields from MOB through to CD are generated automatically by the vehicle system (either via button press or voice message) and reflect the vehicle’s operational status throughout an incident lifecycle:

TOC – Time the call is received in the control centre

ORD – Time when first vehicle is ordered/mobilised to the incident

MOB – Time when first vehicle becomes mobile to the incident

IA – Time when first vehicle arrives at the incident scene

LS – Leaving scene; time when first ambulance departs for hospital

AH – Arrival time at hospital of first appliance or ambulance

MAV – Time when first vehicle is mobile and available again

CD – Time when last vehicle closes down/back at station-Incident Closure

Incident priority categories:

Echo – Life-threatening cardiac or respiratory arrest

Delta – Life-threatening incident other than cardiac or respiratory arrest

Charlie – Serious, not life-threatening, immediate response required

Bravo – Serious, not life-threatening, urgent response

Alpha – Non-serious or non-life-threatening incident

Omega – Minor illness or injury

Landing Page https://www.dublincity.ie/dublin-fire-brigade/about-dublin-fire-brigade/dfb-policies-and-reports/dublin-fire-brigades-annual-report
Publisher Dublin City Council
Author Dublin City Council
Maintainer Dublin City Council
Region Greater Dublin Area
Category Public Health and Safety
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License Creative Commons Attribution
Target Citizen,Public Sector,Data Scientist,Emergency Service,Local Goverement
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Language en
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