SIPTU says local authorities have failed to address the worsening recruitment and retention crisis in the brigade.
Firefighters won't be attending training drills, and if a resolution isn't found, half of the country's fire crews will stop working next Tuesday before an all out strike the following week.
Brian Murray is a firefighter in Wicklow and says the service puts a major strain on family life.
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