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Waterford County Civil Defence To provide backup services in the event of major emergencies and to assist at community events Brief Description:

Civil Defence is a VOLUNTARY Organisation.

It is open to persons aged between 16 and 65 years of age. Civil Defence was set up during the '50s and was intended to assist general public in wartime situations by assisting communities and lessening human suffering in times of crisis. Over the years, and particularly with the International Peace moves in the late '80s this wartime role was reassessed and the organisation now places for greater emphasis on giving improved services to the general community at local and national levels. In addition to this Civil Defence plans, and undertakes, extensive training to be in a position to provide appropriate response as a back-up service to the other local authority services in the event of a major emergency incident occurring.

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The Government has decided that the Civil Defence mission should continue to be: To facilitate, through local authorities, Civil Defence responses for emergency relief and support to ensure the operation of vital services and the maintenance of public life and to provide other community supports as directed by the Government. The members of the Civil Defence Organisation are volunteers and local administration is arranged by a full-time Civil Defence Officer. Members are trained in various skills such as First Aid, Ambulance Skills, Rescue, Basic Fire Fighting, Land and Water Search, Boat Handling, Driving and Communications. Other skills taught are Map Reading, Compass Work, Response to Flooding, Environmental Problems, Blizzard Conditions & Major Emergencies.

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