Notes of thanks

On behalf of my wife and myself, I wish to thank Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service who came to our rescue on 29 April 2024. They bravely entered the house to check carbon monoxide levels which were quite high in all rooms.

They calmly and efficiently dealt with the problem over several hours before allowing us to re-enter the property only when it was safe to do so. They were reassuring and helpful at all times.

We are indebted to them. Thank you!

Your Firefighters attended a fire a few doors up from my house. I called 999 before I left my bedroom, and was no sooner down the stairs and out the front door and you were there! I was and still am absolutely overwhelmed at how quick you got there and acted so quickly.

You deserve a medal, the outcome could have been so tragic. I salute you all!

Thank you for your service!

A very big thank you to the Firefighters from Bangor Station who, provided ring cutting services to my poor grandmother who was the victim of a minor wasp sting yet happened upon her wedding ring finger so it became dangerously swollen. She was advised by a pharmacist to attend A&E but she is the primary carer to my ill grandfather so the waiting time would have been a problem. Local jewelers were closed for the day so we were really stuck.

The Firefighters were so helpful and made sure she was comfortable and fetched water etc. They dressed the finger after in case of any nicks but it was such a relief to get the ring off. She dropped off some chocolates for the team and when they saw my two year old in the care they asked if he’d like to see the fire engine which he was obviously delighted about.

Just a great team with willingness to help and couldn’t have provided better service! You should be very proud of the Bangor Crew. Thank you!

My sincerest thanks to the Enniskillen Commander in Charge and the entire Enniskillen Crew who attended our house this morning for what was, thankfully false carbon monoxide alarm. The team attended extremely quickly, were so thorough and reassuring and dealt with us with warmth, compassion and kindness.

A truly superlative response and great ambassadors for first responders. My sincerest thanks – I will bring my two young children back to our house knowing it has been completely checked, cross checked and made safe by a top notch team.

You are brilliant and epitomise all that’s good in the world. Thank you.