26/05/2026
AMBER THURSDAY â 28th May 2026
The colour amber signifies a hazard or waring. This yearâs âAmber Thursdayâ takes place this Thursday 28th May, leading into the June bank holiday weekend.
Amber Thursday is a joint initiative to promote fire, road and water safety awareness and to highlight the various risks associated with fire, road and water-based activities over the summer season.
With more people using waterways and partaking in garden and other outdoor activities such as barbecues, in addition to the anticipated increase in people using the roads, the June bank holiday weekend can be a busy time for emergency and rescue services who are called to deal with incidents relating to fire, road or water activities.
Are you aware of the risks and dangers every time they use a road, go into the water and interact with anything flammable? Please take a minute to make sure what you are doing is safe and responsible.
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Westmeath County Council