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Civil Defence

  • 24-05-2011 12:11am
    #1
    stevie06
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭stevie06


    Might be of interest to some people
    Civil Defence


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  • #2
    rallye150flyer
    Registered Users Posts: 132 ✭✭rallye150flyer


    pretty good video


  • #3
    19hz
    Registered Users Posts: 133 ✭✭19hz


    stevie06 wrote: »
    Might be of interest to some people
    Civil Defence
    rallye150flyer wrote: »
    pretty good video

    Hey,

    Thanks guys that was made by one of the lads in the Cork unit, a collection of photos in the last few years...


  • #4
    Maisie Quaint Streptomycin
    Posts: 0 ✭ Maisie Quaint Streptomycin


    Excellent video, well done Cork!


  • #5
    Sterling Archer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,252 ✭✭✭Sterling Archer


    Guys & Gals, do the civil defense only take on people ever so often or do they take on people at all... I'm looking to start volunteering and was thinking about the civil defense or Rnli but i'm not an over strong swimmer so was looking at CD

    Any Answer appreciated

    Shane.


  • #6
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,458 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Shane_ef wrote: »
    Guys & Gals, do the civil defense only take on people ever so often or do they take on people at all... I'm looking to start volunteering and was thinking about the civil defense or Rnli but i'm not an over strong swimmer so was looking at CD

    Any Answer appreciated

    Shane.

    There are usually regular intakes at certain intervals. If you contact the CD HQ office for your county they will let you know when the next intake is.


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  • #7
    Fuinseog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,371 ✭✭✭Fuinseog


    Shane_ef wrote: »
    Guys & Gals, do the civil defense only take on people ever so often or do they take on people at all... I'm looking to start volunteering and was thinking about the civil defense or Rnli but i'm not an over strong swimmer so was looking at CD

    Any Answer appreciated

    Shane.


    its best to go along on a training night and see what they do. talking face to face with the CD is much better than phoning them.


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    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,458 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Fuinseog wrote: »
    its best to go along on a training night and see what they do. talking face to face with the CD is much better than phoning them.

    I know of a few classes that really do frown upon people just turning up, may not be the best bet to set a good initial impression imho . . .

    Unless you know someone already in the class, which in that case is a different story entirely.


  • #9
    Fuinseog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,371 ✭✭✭Fuinseog


    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    I know of a few classes that really do frown upon people just turning up, may not be the best bet to set a good initial impression imho . . .

    Unless you know someone already in the class, which in that case is a different story entirely.

    true enough. sometimes you can ring and they ask you to drop by that evening.

    some units will be very approachable, others less so. its important to see what kind of people they are.


  • #10
    19hz
    Registered Users Posts: 133 ✭✭19hz


    Shane_ef wrote: »
    Guys & Gals, do the civil defense only take on people ever so often or do they take on people at all... I'm looking to start volunteering and was thinking about the civil defense or Rnli but i'm not an over strong swimmer so was looking at CD

    Any Answer appreciated

    Shane.

    Hey Shane I see by your location your in Clare..

    I can tell you Clare are a solid unit, well disiplined with good numbers at training.
    They do very well at competition level especially in the fire competitions, the mens team winning years in a row with the womens team beating most of the mens times too!!

    Heres some info on Clare Civil Defence:
    http://www.clarecoco.ie/emergency-services/civil-defence/


  • #11
    searescue
    Registered Users Posts: 289 ✭✭searescue


    Shane_ef wrote: »
    Guys & Gals, do the civil defense only take on people ever so often or do they take on people at all... I'm looking to start volunteering and was thinking about the civil defense or Rnli but i'm not an over strong swimmer so was looking at CD

    Any Answer appreciated

    Shane.

    Don't let the swimming thing put you off the RNLI. In the three years I've been on the lifeboat I have had to swim three times max - twice on a course for about 200 metres in a calm area. Alot of units do swimming classes also. I know a fella who couldn't swim when he joined and was even afraid of the waves - 6 months later he is one of the best crew members and loves the water.

    However, with Civil Defence you normally know if you are going to be tasked as word is spread etc. However with the lifeboat - beeper goes any time - mostly when you don't want it :p


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