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REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE 396 requests for assistance

• Rest Centre Assistance: Requests: 58
• COVID-19: Operations (Patient-test centre,

Patient-appointments, Hospital equipment,
Medication Deliveries, Blood Transfusion
Service, Food Deliveries, Assembly of PCR Test
Kits for the HSE and PPE packs for DFB/HSE)
Requests: 19
• Community/Sport Events: Arás an Uachtraráin,
OPW State Events, Aviva Stadium, Tallaght
Stadium, Barretstown, various community
events.
Requests: 224
• Water Shortage Assistance (Fire Appliance/
Water Tanker): Requests: 7
• Missing Person Searches Requests: 18
• K9: Searches for Missing Persons in other
Counties Requests: 16
• Rescue Boats: Searches for Missing Persons

Requests: 6

Apart from our basic training, in 2023 we
undertook to train and certify more Volunteers
in various specialist disciplines –

• Safe use of PPE.
• Safe operations during Covid19.
• Donning and Doffing.
• Cleaning and sanitising our vehicles.
• Communication Training in UHF, VHF,

Tetra, and Marine Band.
• Training of Covid19 Compliance

Officers.
• Critical Incident Support Management,

Peer-to-Peer Support.
• Training in our new Sonar and

Underwater Cameras.
• Training for our Drone Operators.
• Flood Responder Courses

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