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East Coast Floods

  • 25-10-2011 8:53am
    #1
    Pigeon Reaper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,294 ✭✭✭


    Well it was a busy night last night. Every resource seems to have been used. We were out pumping houses for a godd while and checking to see if cars had people still in them. Anyone else out? I know some civil defence where called out.


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


    just in about an hour my cd unit where out all day pumping apartments out, sad to see how bad some where effected


  • #3
    sdanseo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    Out of curiosity, if you guys are called up for CD duty in emergencies like this, are your employers obliged to pay you if you're meant to be working etc?


  • #4
    TylerIE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,635 ✭✭✭TylerIE


    sdeire wrote: »
    Out of curiosity, if you guys are called up for CD duty in emergencies like this, are your employers obliged to pay you if you're meant to be working etc?

    No. I think it came up in a thread before too.

    Its not unheard of for Council employees to be treated as if they were in their normal job when on CD duty during working hours, but in this area and nearby counties its normally those who are self employed or work in the home or weekends etc who cover weekday duties or incidents.

    In fairness for major searches etc a lot of people will take annual leave for a day or two if its possible in their workplace. Our CD got about 60 people out a few years ago as people got notice during the previous working day - many members dont mind taking a day or two when its a once a year occasion and all hands are genuinely needed.


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