From midnight on October 31 to midnight on November 1, the service received 494 fire calls, of which 421 were Halloween-related.
Firefighters were called to many bonfires across the city and county last night, with the fire service documenting hundreds of incidents online which included fires on local pitches, beside the canal, in parks and a fire bedside an ESB substation in Citywest.
Some fire and ambulance crews also experienced anti-social behaviour in the course of their duties, but no members were injured as a result of these incidents.
There were 435 emergency ambulance calls received in total, with Dublin Fire Brigade noting this year has seen a sizable increase in calls compared to the last previous two years.
“Our paramedics responded to hand and facial injuries from fireworks across the city,” a spokesperson added.
Firefighters and paramedics also responded to several incidents outside Halloween-related calls, including fires in apartments and houses as well as road traffic collisions.
Local authorities removed over 500 tonnes of bonfire materials in the run up to Halloween, which a spokesperson added helped to prevent further fires and environmental damage.
A warning was issued by the service after a gas canister was among the items thrown into one bonfire in Dublin earlier this week, injuring four people when it exploded.
A spokesperson had encouraged members of the public to attend an event organised by their local authority, which were “far safer and family-friendly”, as they shared an image of the charred canister.
Last Halloween, the fire service said it received approximately “one emergency call every 70 seconds” and logged 244 fire-related calls, of which 185 were considered Halloween-related.
There were 385 emergency ambulance calls last year.
It marked a marginal increase on the year previous, when there were 234 fire calls and 357 ambulance calls.
Gardaí said there were no reports of any significant incidents overnight as policing plans were in place to support festivities nationwide, with a spokesperson adding that last night was “consistent with previous Halloween nights in terms of policing”.
An advisory was issued after a large crowd assembled on O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre, expecting a parade that turned out to be a hoax.
Gardaí told those gathered that “contrary to information being circulated online”, no parade was scheduled to take place.
They were asked to disperse from the area safely and to approach gardaí on the beat throughout the city centre last night if help or assistance was needed.
