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Chris Van Buskirk State House News Service The vaccination distribution phase the state finds itself in as summer kicks off is almost like managing a political campaign, the state's top health official said Monday. "I think of this phase of vaccine distribution as being hyper-focused, hyper local, a ground game," Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders said at a virtual forum. "Think of it almost as like a political campaign but instead of political canvassing, we're vaccine canvassing." Case numbers for COVID-19 are at a low not seen since the summer of 2020, the percentage of Ma...

Major blaze on Mourne Mountains 'probably deliberate'  Firefighters tackle a large gorse fire in the Slieve Donard. Picture by Conor Kinahan/Pacemaker Press.. 26 April, 2021 08:34  Photo taken with permission from the Twitter feed of @PatrickCorrigan showing a huge gorse fire spreading across the Mourne Mountains in Co Down. The fire in the Slieve Donard area has been ongoing since the early hours of Friday morning, with up to 60 firefighters and 12 appliances battling the blaze. Issue date: Saturday April 24, 2021. A MASSIVE firefighting operation to tackle a...

After three days, the NIFRS said the major incident status had been de-escalated from lunchtime on Sunday.

Thirty firefighters and four appliances have been at the Co Down peaks since first light on Sunday. Aidan Jennings, assistant chief fire and rescue officer, said the operation will continue across the day. An update on the Mourne Mountains wildfire, from @NIFRSJennings. There are currently 6 Fire Appliances & 40 Firefighters in attendance. ACFRO Jennings thanks our NIFRS personnel, partner agencies and the businesses & individuals who've provided refreshments, for their support. pic.twitter.com/F1Q9fWKMZn Firefighters efforts have been supported by police, Coastguard, Mourne Rescue Team, Fore...

Their efforts have been supported by police, Coastguard, Mourne Rescue Team, Forestry Service, National Trust, NIEA and Sky Watch Patrol. Coastguard helicopters from the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain allowed fire chiefs an aerial view of the blaze to help inform tactics, transport personnel to remote locations and plan resources. The public has been urged to stay away. Aidan Jennings, assistant chief fire and rescue officer, said it is “undoubtedly one of the most challenging gorse fires firefighters have ever had to deal with”. Aidan Jennings asked people to be extra fire aware ...