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County Sligo Civil Defence

Sligo Civil Defence continue to raise the profile of the organisation through being actively involved in the community. This year the services of Civil Defence were called upon to cover many events held throughout the county through first aid cover, crowd control and search and recovery. This year saw volunteers attend at 16 events to date. It is through attending these type of events and being seen by the public that interest is raised in the organisation and that is evident in the number of new members that enrolled with the organisation when the Winter training sessions commence on October 1st.

At the National Exercise held in Mullingar this year the Sligo team did very well when put to the test in the various skills and came out a well deserved second.

Sligo Civil Defence hosted the Regional Fire pump drill competition, with the assistance of the staff at Sligo Fire station.This competition had been dormant for many years and it’s rebirth proved very popular with the volunteers. Cavan were the winners on the day and Sligo came a close second. Both of these teams represented the region at the National competition in Carlow where only 4 secs. separated the first 5 teams with Waterford coming first at 39secs. and Sligo at 42 secs. were placed fifth.

This year Sligo Civil Defence continued to build good working relationship with the other volunteers groups in the county who also give of their services to the community and at the County exercise this year we worked together with the Sligo Leitrim mountain rescue team and a great days training covering skills in boating, search and recovery in the woods and a heights rescue display was held on Lough Gill and in Slish Wood.

25 volunteers were successful in obtaining their Basis first aid certificates and 5 received their certificates in Intermediate first aid. Presently an advanced first aid course for 6 of our volunteers is in progress and it is hoped that some from this group will take the next step forward and become an instructor.

Basic rescue training program is being revamped by the Civil Defence training school in Dublin to bring it in line with the present health and safety regulations and Sligo have 2 volunteers participating in this training which it is hoped will be on stream by 2004.

Training continues in the 7 centres throughout the county for the winter and a special emphasis is being placed this winter Communications with an instructor from Donegal Civil Defence attending 3 nights per month to put us through our paces. This year saw us receive 10 new hand set radios and 4 vehicle radios which will ensure we are equipped to the highest of standard.

From our extensive advertising campaign at the start of the winter training season we had 15 new volunteers register. In the present climate of busy lives for everybody it is a great boost to get new people to join our forces. Overall another busy yet fruitful year for Sligo Civil Defence volunteers, who deserve great credit for giving of their time freely and being there when needed.

Plan for 2003

• Continue to maintain a high standard of training for the volunteers and to ensure that equipment etc. required to carry out their role in the time of need is of the highest safety standard. Replace / repair and purchase equipment where needed.
• Complete the advanced first aid level presently in progress in the hope that some of the volunteers taking part in this course will advance to instructor level next year.
• Complete the communications course by April, which will ensure that the majority of volunteers will have received the basic knowledge to correctly use the communications system we have, and it is hoped that the program will have encouraged some volunteers to pursue the role of communications instructor.
• Train drivers to the acceptable level in order to increase the pool of drivers who are in a position to drive the Civil Defence vehicles.
• Propose to work with Sligo Fire brigade and other volunteer groups on an exercise during 2003 to keep our skills up to date in case of a major emergency.
• Continue our recruitment drive to maintain the numbers of volunteers through being out there and being seen in action and promoting the organisation at every opportunity.