About Us

Offaly Civil Defence is a volunteer based organization that supports the front line emergency services as well as assisting local communities.  Offaly members join through Offaly County Council and the Civil Defence Branch of the Department of Defence manages and develops Civil Defence nationally as it provides training, policy direction and administrative support.

If you would like to be part of the Civil Defence Unit in County Offaly supporting your community in good and bad times and also learning new skills we would be happy to hear from you and include your name on our enrolement list for the next intake of Volunteers. Contact details are listed further down this page.

Civil Defence Training:

• Civil Defence members attend classes in various disciplines during the training period (usually September to May).

• Members are instructed in various life saving skills at these classes such as:

• First-Aid

• Rescue

• Flood Response

• Welfare

• Radio Communications

• Search and Rescue

First-Aid

• First-Aid classes teach people the basic skills of diagnosing and treating a variety of injuries and conditions including,

• Maintaining an airway – to ensure the person can breathe,

• Control of bleeding,

• Support and care of broken bones,

• Treatment for Stroke, Heart Attack

• Volunteers can progress from the basic cfr course to the highest level as an EMT over time.The course available to Volunteers are . C.F.R.  FAR. EFR. EMT, Training Courses.

Rescue

• This includes,

• Search Organization + Search Management for missing persons.

• Map Reading, GPS Training

Welfare

• This involves many skills including,

• Care of refugees

• Emergency Accommodation Procedures

Radio Communications

• This class teaches volunteers the proper use of Radios for use on Civil Defence Duties, Exercises and for Emergencies

How do I join?

• For further information on how to Join Offaly Civil Defence, Contact details are listed below for the Offaly Civil Defence Officer.

• Fergal Conroy. Civil Defence Officer, Central Fire Station, Sragh, Tullamore,Offaly.

Phone No : (057) 9315133

Website :   Irish Civil Defence Web Site

Email :  civildefence@offalycoco.ie 

Social Media: www.facebook.com/OffalyCivilDefence