NAS Finglas Station

27/10/2026

🚁 Multi-agency response in Cavan

Today, our crew supported our HEMS colleagues in the care and management of patients involved in a multiple-vehicle road traffic collision in Co. Cavan.

With multiple patients and a complex scene to manage, effective coordination between the responding teams was essential. Due to the nature of the incident, two separate aircraft were utilised to transport patients to different receiving centres, helping ensure patients received the appropriate level of care.

Incidents like this highlight the importance of teamwork and close collaboration between the National Ambulance Service, HEMS and other emergency services. Every incident brings its own challenges, and working together allows us to make the best use of the resources available.

A big thanks to everyone involved in today’s response, both on scene and behind the scenes. 👏

21/10/2026

21/10/2026

🚑 Busy ambulances. Busy hospitals. Everyone has a part to play.

These photos give a glimpse of the pressure currently being experienced across our emergency services. Ambulance crews are responding to calls throughout the day and night, while Emergency Departments are managing significant demand of their own.

Every ambulance waiting to hand over a patient is a crew that may not yet be available to respond to the next emergency. We know our hospital colleagues are working under considerable pressure too, and this is a challenge that affects the entire system.

So, if you need medical attention, please consider your options.

Not every illness or injury requires an ambulance or an Emergency Department visit. Where appropriate, consider contacting your GP, an out-of-hours GP service or a pharmacist for advice. For non-emergency injuries, an Injury Unit may also be an option.

If you do need emergency care, please don’t delay seeking help. Call 112 or 999 for a serious or life-threatening emergency.

Our crews will continue to respond to those who need us, but using the right service for your needs helps ensure emergency resources remain available for those who need them most.

Please think before you call, choose the right service where possible, and help us help those who need us most.

17/10/2026

🚨 One emergency vehicle? Often, there’s more than one on the way.

When responding to an emergency, our crews may be joined by additional ambulances, Advanced Paramedics, Rapid Response Vehicles or other emergency services, depending on the nature of the incident.

As this image shows, blue lights in your mirrors or ahead on the road can be a sign that more than one resource is responding. It’s a reminder to stay vigilant, keep an eye on your surroundings and always expect the unexpected.

🚗 If you see blue lights, make space safely. Check your mirrors, signal your intentions, and be aware that a second or even third emergency vehicle may be following closely behind the first.

A little awareness from road users can make a big difference, helping everyone get where they need to be safely.

Stay alert. Stay safe. Let emergency services through. 🚑🚒🚓

15/10/2026

🚑🚒👮 Working together across the emergency services

Overnight last week, one of our crews attended a residential fire alongside colleagues from Dublin Fire Brigade and An Garda Síochána.

Incidents like these are a good reminder that emergency response is rarely about one service working alone. DFB, Gardaí and NAS each have different responsibilities, but all three services need to work closely together at scenes to keep the public, patients and emergency personnel safe.

From fires and road traffic collisions to major incidents and everything in between, effective communication and cooperation between services is a key part of what we do.

Different uniforms, different roles — one emergency response. 🚑🚒👮‍♂️

13/10/2026

🚑 A closer look at what goes into getting an ambulance to a patient.

From the outside, an ambulance can look like a fairly straightforward vehicle. Open the back doors, however, and there’s a very different story.

Every ambulance is effectively a mobile clinical workspace — carrying the equipment, medication and technology needed for crews to assess, treat and transport a wide range of patients.

And then there’s the less glamorous but equally important bit…

The vehicle has to be kept stocked, cleaned, checked and ready to go again — often multiple times during a shift.

That means that when a crew is dispatched, they’re not simply getting into a van. They’re taking a mobile emergency department with them.

And yes… occasionally we do spend an unreasonable amount of time trying to remember exactly where we put something that was definitely there five minutes ago. 😂🚑

11/10/2026

🚨 When the job requires a little bit of teamwork…

There are plenty of situations where the National Ambulance Service and An Garda Síochána find ourselves working alongside each other.

While our roles are very different, there’s a lot of overlap when it comes to keeping patients, crews and members of the public safe. From incidents requiring additional scene management to situations where both services are needed, good communication and cooperation between agencies makes a real difference.

This particular photo is a nice example of two very different vehicles — and two very different uniforms — turning up to the same job with the same priority: getting the job done safely.

And judging by the positioning of these two, it looks like neither crew was prepared to give up the prime parking spot. 😂🚑🚔

Different roles. One incident. One team approach.

09/10/2026

A bit of everything on the forecourt… 🚑

One of the things that can be easily overlooked is the variety of vehicles used by the ambulance service.

A frontline ambulance provides the space and equipment needed to assess, treat and transport patients. Smaller response vehicles allow clinicians to get rapidly to incidents without necessarily taking a full ambulance off the road.

Different vehicles, different capabilities and different roles — all working as part of the same service.

And then there are days when they all seem to arrive at the same place at the same time… which makes for a fairly impressive collection of blue lights and high-vis! 🚑

Ultimately, whatever the vehicle, the purpose is the same — getting the right people and equipment to the right patient when they need it.

07/10/2026

🚑 A busy day in the ED…

This photo is a good example of just how busy emergency departments can become, with multiple ambulance crews arriving with patients requiring assessment and treatment.

When demand is high, ambulance crews can spend longer at hospital while patients are assessed and handed over. This can have a knock-on effect on ambulance availability and the ability to respond to the next emergency.

Our crews, hospital teams and control room staff continue to work together throughout these busy periods to keep patients moving through the system as safely and efficiently as possible.

Although, from some angles, an ED on a busy day can start to look less like a hospital and more like an ambulance sales showroom… 🚑😂

07/10/2026

🚑🔥 Overnight, one of our crews was dispatched to a residential fire in support of our colleagues in Dublin Fire Brigade and An Garda Síochána.

Working alongside DFB and An Garda Síochána, the crew assessed those affected by the incident and remained available to provide emergency medical care, while supporting the wider emergency response as the situation was brought under control.

Residential fires can present rapidly changing risks, with smoke, fire, evacuation and potential casualties all requiring emergency services to work closely together.

Thankfully, no patient required transport by our crew on this occasion, but having an ambulance and crew available as part of the overall response ensures medical assistance is immediately available should it be required.

🚒🚑👮 Different services, different roles — one response.