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9 MAJOR EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT (MEM)
DFB ensures preparedness for a co-ordinated inter- DFB actively participates in the East Region
agency response to major emergencies resulting Emergency Management Working and Steering
from local and regional events, such as fire, transport Groups at East Regional level with other Principal
accidents, incidents involving hazardous substances Response Agencies. The East Region consists of
and severe weather at local and regional levels in line representatives of the four Dublin Local Authorities
with the National Framework for Major Emergencies. along with representatives of Kildare and Wicklow
County Councils, An Garda Síochána and the HSE.
In 2023 DFB co-ordinated meetings of the Dublin
City Council Crisis Management Working Group, work DFB ALSO PARTICIPATES AND CHAIRS
included review of the Dublin City Council Major VARIOUS MEM SUB GROUPS, INCLUDING:
Emergency Plan 2022 and the Dublin City Council
Severe Weather Plan 2022. DFB also played a major • Local Authority Working Group
role in working with the East Regional Working Group • Planning and Strategy Group
to produce an Interagency Work Programme and • Training and Exercise Sub Group
Regional Risk Assessment in line with the national • Seveso Sub Group
work programme. DFB provides representatives at • Mass Casualty Sub Group
senior management level to all appropriate MEM • Mass Fatality Sub Group
regional groups. • Evacuation & Rest Centres Sub Group
• Media and Communications Sub Group
DFB were also involved in the preparation of a number • Air Incident Working Group Sub Group
of Interagency Regional plans such as the Evacuation • Voluntary Emergency Services Sub Group
and Rest Centre Plan, the Media and Communications • East Coast Oil Pollution Working Sub Group
Plan and the Dublin Airport Aircraft Incident Response
Plan. DFB continue to participate in inter-agency
exercises testing these plans.

EXERCISES

DFB led on the following interagency exercises in 2023:

Exercise Type Date
Guerbet Seveso Inter-Agency Live Exercise 06/03/2023

TOP Seveso Inter-Agency Live Exercise 30/03/2023

NORA Ringsend Seveso Inter-Agency Live Exercise 04/05/2023

NORA Poolbeg Seveso Inter-Agency Live Exercise 20/04/2023

Circle K Seveso Inter-Agency Table-Top Exercise 26/10/2023

All exercises were planned, briefed, executed, debriefed, public consultation carried
out and reported on by DFB. Public consultation on all revised External Emergency
Plans. DFB maintained full compliance with H.S.A. and 2015 S.I. 209 regulations.
One COMAH Exercise was stepped up to an ERWG Major Emergency Exercise,
testing Inter-Agency On-Site Coordination.

DFB also assisted with Major Emergency Exercise and training with other Dublin
Local Authorities and supported Fingal County Council in testing of the ERWG Media
Sub Group Plan.

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