Emergency Services & Utilities

Emergency Services and other Utilities

This page provides important electrical safety information for the emergency services:

An Garda Síochána
Fire Service
Ambulance Service

And important electrical safety information for national utility providers:

Gas Networks Ireland
Irish Water
Eir

Contact with live electrical equipment is extremely dangerous and can be fatal. Electrocution can arise either from direct contact or due to step voltage.

Always assume that all overhead electricity wires, stations or other electrical equipment is live until it has been confirmed by ESB Networks that the power has been switched off and it is safe.