Fire Party in Merate, Lombardy, Italy

DCD attended the celebration for voluntary Fire Firefighters in Merate, Italy. We took part in the parade and festivities. Special Thanks to The Fire Chief Pierre Castelli and theVolunteer Fire Service for all the hard work in putting the event together. Volunteer Fire Fighters from Belgium, Greece and USA attended as well as local units. 

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Ironman

DCD provided Rescue boat cover in Scotsman Bay for the Sea Swim section of Ironman today. A boat crew from Louth CD were also on duty. Well done to St. John's Ambulance, good to work with you at the extraction point.  

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Paramedic Exams

Congratulations to DCD members Stephen Mason,Brian Carrick,Joesph Moran,Andrew Rogers,Mark Shaw, Stephen Breen, Kevin Conlan,David Hoban and Caroline Grace on passing their Paramedic Exams. Well done to all. 

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RDS Horseshow

DCD are providing Fire Cover for the 5 day RDS Horseshow. This will involve 12 Volunteers, 2 Fire Appliances and two portable pumps  

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Search Dog Training

Training day in Clonmel for K9 units. Attended by Dublin, Meath and Tipperary units. A lot of good work and practice searches completed. @fingalcoco@dltcoco@dccc @scdcoco

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Busy Day in Fingal

DCD had a busy day in Fingal with the Malahide Festival and a Sea Swim at High Rock Portmarnock. 1 ambulance 2 rescue boats and fire picket cover. #fingalcoco. @fingalcoco

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Shamrock Rovers v Bohemian FC

DCD provided Fire and Medical Cover for the soccer match last night in Tallaght Stadium. 30 Volunteers, 2 Fire Appliances, 2 Ambulances and 1 Medical Treatment Bus involved in the Duty.  

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DCD Assist With Water Shortages

DCD provided a Water Tanker and two appliances to assist Meath CD in supplying water to communities in County Meath. Great work from CD Volunteers from Counties Dublin, Louth and Meath in assisting their communities over the last number of days. 

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Mass Casualty Exercise in Broadstone

DCD participated in a Mass Casualty Exercise with the PRA's today. DCD also provided inflatable casualty tent and use of our 40kva generator. 

DCD,Garda and Fire Service extracting a Casualty  

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