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Wexford Civil Defence New Ross Unit, which is commonly referred to as "New Ross Civil Defence" by the local community, is a sub unit of county Wexford Civil Defence. Wexford Civil Defence New Ross Unit, which is commonly referred to as "New Ross Civil Defence" by the local community, is a sub unit of county Wexford Civil Defence.
New Ross is comprised of two sub units, a Casualty (ambulance/first aid) service and an Auxillary Fire Service. Volunteers often cross train in other emergency skills & services to enhance their skillset.
The New Ross Civil Defence facebook page was setup for the local volunteers, to promote and highlight Civil Defence active in the New Ross Community. The content is for informational purposes only. For official info about Civil Defence go to http://www.civildefence.ie
Common types of events you would normally see New Ross Civil Defence volunteers on duty at, to name but a few, include Festivals (New Ross Dunbrody Festival), Agricultural Shows (Bannow & Rathangan & Adamstown) various Equestrian events (gymkhanas, horse trails, hunter trails, Polocrosse etc), Sports Events (Track, Duathlons, Triathlons, Football, Cycling, Running), Field Days, etc
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RECENT FACEBOOK POSTS
facebook.com[TRAINING] - 28th Jan 2017 - A group of volunteers from New Ross completed their Rescue3 Water Awareness course at Wexford HQ.
[TRAINING] - 21st & 22nd Jan 2017 - A group of volunteers from New Ross, Gorey Civil Defence & Wexford Civil Defence units completed their Level 2 - Radio Net Operators Course at Wexford HQ. Great techniques & skills were learned by all over the weekend.
The Final Call – Emergency Times Magazine Issue #1
Check out the 1st Issue of Emergency Times fantastic new magazine called "The Final Call". This issues' Special Profile Feature (page 77) is about retired Wexford Civil Defence Officer Gabrielle Willis and it is well worth the read. Well done guys and keep up the good work. Looking forward to Issue 2 already!!!! http://emergencytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Emergency-Times-The-Final-Call-Issue-1-2017.pdf
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New Ross Civil Defence
[DUTY] 14th Jan 2017 - Provided First Aid cover for the Operation Transformation 5km New Ross parkrun event at JFK Memorial Park & Arboretum. Thanks to all volunteers involved.
Sports Active Wexford
[DUTY] 7th Jan 2017 - Provided First Aid cover for the Operation Transformation National WALK. Best of luck to OT Leader Mairead Redmond. Thanks to all volunteers involved.
New Ross Civil Defence's cover photo
New Ross Civil Defence would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy and peaceful Christmas and our best wishes for 2017
Heimlich manoeuvre inventor dies aged 96 - BBC News
Heimlich manoeuvre inventor dies aged 96
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