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Dublin CD recruitment

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  • #52
    d3exile
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭d3exile


    Dave! wrote: »
    Are the CD having another recruitment drive soon?

    Like so many others, I want to join the DFB when they start recruiting again, so was hoping the AFS would be good experience for that!

    However if the AFS is impossible to get into then I'm open to doing other stuff.

    Where do I apply?

    Thanks


    Have a look at the website www.dublincivildefence.com and contact their headquarters when they open (Tuesday?) 01-6772699

    Never heard of an AFS unit being too full to accept new members, they may try offer other units to you but if your heart and soul is looking for firefighting AFS is the right place to teach you the basics


  • #53
    d3exile
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭d3exile


    -bump-

    Dublin CD are now recruiting again...

    http://www.dublincivildefence.com/2012/01/dublin-cd-general-recruitment-night/


  • #54
    anyone_local
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭anyone_local


    Very professional recruitment page allright. Waist deep in sh!tty floodwater whilst wearing fire kit. Ever hear of dry suits lads?


  • #55
    d3exile
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭d3exile


    anyone_local wrote: »
    Very professional recruitment page allright. Waist deep in sh!tty floodwater whilst wearing fire kit. Ever hear of dry suits lads?

    That's an old photo from 2002, where the DFB and army present were also without drysuits... since then all water rescue crews and flood response units have drysuits:

    f97fc19c.jpg

    As in the above picture of flooding in Sallins in 2010, Water rescue members wear orange and black typhoon or northern diver drysuits, and the other two AFS members are wearing red typhoon emergency drysuits...


  • #56
    anyone_local
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭anyone_local


    d3exile wrote: »
    anyone_local wrote: »
    Very professional recruitment page allright. Waist deep in sh!tty floodwater whilst wearing fire kit. Ever hear of dry suits lads?

    That's an old photo from 2002, where the DFB and army present were also without drysuits... since then all water rescue crews and flood response units have drysuits:

    f97fc19c.jpg

    As in the above picture of flooding in Sallins in 2010, Water rescue members wear orange and black typhoon or northern diver drysuits, and the other two AFS members are wearing red typhoon emergency drysuits...

    They do realise fire helmets are not water rescue rated??


  • #57
    d3exile
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭d3exile


    anyone_local wrote: »
    d3exile wrote: »
    anyone_local wrote: »
    Very professional recruitment page allright. Waist deep in sh!tty floodwater whilst wearing fire kit. Ever hear of dry suits lads?

    That's an old photo from 2002, where the DFB and army present were also without drysuits... since then all water rescue crews and flood response units have drysuits:

    f97fc19c.jpg

    As in the above picture of flooding in Sallins in 2010, Water rescue members wear orange and black typhoon or northern diver drysuits, and the other two AFS members are wearing red typhoon emergency drysuits...

    They do realise fire helmets are not water rescue rated??

    They are so long as chin straps aren't attached. That's according to the DFB Swift Water Rescue crews that qualified the DCD crews to 'Water Awareness' level, anyway... and the same opinion would be held by DCD's own SRT's as well.

    Anything else??? :)


  • #58
    Fuinseog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,371 ✭✭✭Fuinseog


    d3exile wrote: »
    Have a look at the website www.dublincivildefence.com and contact their headquarters when they open (Tuesday?) 01-6772699

    Never heard of an AFS unit being too full to accept new members, they may try offer other units to you but if your heart and soul is looking for firefighting AFS is the right place to teach you the basics

    apparently everyone wants to join the AFS to get into DFB.


  • #59
    emmet the rover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 246 ✭✭emmet the rover


    i completed a occupational first aid course last week and hope to keep my skills fresh as well as offer them for use in a crisis situation. as well as expanding my skill set. i was looking into volintering with the civil defense. i filled in a short form asking me my email and tel number last week.

    is there a backlog of applications or do they just process them on a certin time of year?

    i have alot of questions about the commitments needed to be a member as i work mainly on weekends i am wondering would this rule me out? its not that i could not get the occasional one off but not every week.


  • #60
    WillieFlynn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 300 ✭✭WillieFlynn


    Fuinseog wrote: »
    are CD search and Rescue units highly trained in things like mountain rescue or in the case of a call out, just another body?
    Mountain & cave rescue is handled by a separate set of voluntary organisations (see www.mountainrescue.ie).

    The MR teams from time to time do work with CD, e.g Reek Sunday on Croagh Patrick.


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  • #61
    d3exile
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭d3exile


    emmet the rover wrote: »
    i completed a occupational first aid course last week and hope to keep my skills fresh as well as offer them for use in a crisis situation. as well as expanding my skill set. i was looking into volintering with the civil defense. i filled in a short form asking me my email and tel number last week.

    is there a backlog of applications or do they just process them on a certin time of year?

    i have alot of questions about the commitments needed to be a member as i work mainly on weekends i am wondering would this rule me out? its not that i could not get the occasional one off but not every week.

    Doubt it would rule you out, call DCD HQ on 01-6772699 and ask there whats the story with your application, as far as I know rules have slackened slightly and now a lot of people are starting directly with their chosen units...

    Ask for a meeting or talk on the phone with the CDO or assistant if you have any queries about your availability they will be able to say whether it would work or not


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