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9 MAJOR EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT (MEM)

Dublin Fire Brigade ensures preparedness for a co- DFB actively participates in the East Region Emergency
ordinated inter-agency response to major emergencies Management Working and Steering Groups at East
resulting from local and regional events, such as fire, Regional level with other Principal Response Agencies.
transport accidents, incidents involving hazardous The East Region consists of representatives of the four
substances and severe weather at local and regional Dublin Local Authorities along with representatives
levels in line with the National Framework for Major of Kildare and Wicklow County Councils, An Garda
Emergencies. Síochána and the HSE.

In 2024 DFB co-ordinated meetings of the DCC Crisis DFB also participates and chairs various MEM Sub
Management Working Group, work included review of Groups, including:
the DCC Major Emergency Plan 2022 and the updated
DCC Severe Weather Plan and Flood Plan 2024. DFB • Local Authority Working Group
also played a major role in working with the East • Planning and Strategy Group
Regional Working Group to produce an Interagency
Work Programme and Regional Risk Assessment in • Training and Exercise Sub Group
line with the national work programme. DFB provides • Seveso Sub Group
representatives at senior management level to all
appropriate MEM regional groups. • Mass Casualty Sub Group
• Mass Fatality Sub Group
DFB were also involved in the preparation of a number • Evacuation & Rest Centres Sub Group
of Interagency Regional plans such as the Evacuation • Media and Communications Sub Group
and Rest Centre Plan, the Media and Communications • Air Incident Working Group Sub Group
Plan and the Dublin Airport Aircraft Incident Response • Voluntary Emergency Services Sub Group
Plan. DFB continue to participate in inter-agency • East Coast Oil Pollution Working Sub Group
exercises testing these plans.

EXERCISES DFB led on the following interagency exercises in 2024:

All exercises were planned, briefed, executed, debriefed Exercise Type Date
and reported on by DFB. Public consultation on all
revised External Emergency Plans was carried out by Barclay Seveso Inter-Agency 6th June
DFB throughout 2024. DFB maintained full compliance Chemicals Table-Top Exercise 2024
with H.S.A. and 2015 S.I. 209 regulations. One COMAH
Exercise was stepped up to an ERWG Major Emergency BOC Gases Seveso Inter-Agency 18th April
Exercise, testing Inter-Agency On-Site Coordination. Table-Top Exercise 2024
In addition DFB also assisted with Major Emergency
Exercise and training with other Dublin Local Authorities Calor Gas Seveso Inter-Agency 2nd May
hosting a Severe Weather Exercise with Dublin City Table-Top Domino 2024
Council in April 2024 and an Inter-Agency Major Crowd Exercise
Event Exercise for all Principal Response Agencies in
December 2024. During 2024 DFB also supported other Indaver Seveso Inter-Agency 2nd May
external Major Emergency Exercises and Workshops Table-Top Domino 2024
with fellow stakeholders, such as Beaumont Hospital, Exercise
TFI, Luas Transdev, the U.S. Embassy and the British
Embassy. Valero Seveso Inter-Agency 2nd May
Table-Top Domino 2024
Exercise

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