Ballinasloe Civil Defence
Description
Ballinasloe Civil Defence is a volunteer based organization that supports the front line emergency services. We also assist in our local community. Civil Defence is a volunteer based organization that supports the front line emergency services. We also assist our local communities. Civil Defence has 4,500 volunteer members throughout Ireland. We have volunteers trained in each of the following services:
Casualty
Search and Rescue
Water & Flood Response
Welfare
Communications
We support the frontline emergency services in dealing with severe weather, flooding, major accidents, fire fighting and searching for missing people. Civil Defence supports hundreds of community events throughout the year. These include large events such as air shows, tall ships, concerts and festivals, sports events. We also support smaller local events such as parades.
Civil Defence operates under legislation that includes the Air Raid Precautions Act 1939/1946, Local Government Acts of 1941 to 2001, various Statutory Instruments and the Civil Defence Act 2002/2012. Under the Civil Defence Act 2002 a State Authority known as the Civil Defence Board was established to manage and develop Civil Defence at national level. On 1st January 2013 the Civil Defence Board was dissolved in accordance with the Civil Defence Act 2012. The functions rested in the Civil Defence Board have been transferred back to the Minister for Defence.
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Big congratulations to the Ballinasloe and Galway Civil Defence members collecting their Emt certification and Manual Handling/Moving People certification today in Roscrea.
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Small Unmanned Aircraft (drone) used in Search, Rescue and Recovery by Civil Defence.
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Some of the members who participated in the Croghan Hill challenge 2017
Another busy weekend for the unit, with 2 of our members joining the county team, a search team still active in the search for our missing colleagues in Mayo, and an ambulance joining other agencies looking after the Lough Corrib cycle. Just to keep things interesting we also have a group taking part in a fitness challenge, getting over a hill. Best of luck to all.
Members of the Civil Defence SUA team were tasked to support the ongoing search efforts for the missing Crew members of the Irish Coast Guard around the Mayo coastline on Friday. (14/04/17) Ballinasloe and Laois were in attendance.
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2 years since the unit accompanied the "Miles for Emma" walk on their walk from Ballinasloe to Dublin to highlight the issues with regard to equality for all children.
As a mark of respect to our lost colleagues in the Irish Coast Guard, and mindful of the involvement of our Drone crews in the ongoing search, Ballinasloe Civil Defence will not be partaking in the St Patrick's day parade this year. We pray that they may be returned to their families, and thank them for their sacrifice.
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Two members from Ballinasloe Civil Defence are helping man the Civil Defence Small Unmanned Aircraft stand at the Drone & Tech Expo at the RDS #DrondExpoIreland #CivilDefence
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