Kilkenny Civil Defence

2003 Statistics

Registered Unit Strenght	70
Total Cost to Local Authority per Volunteer	85 euro/per day
Total Community Support Events	18
Total Community Support Man Days by volunteers	112
Total No. of Training nights	55
Total No. of Personnel attending Training nights	540
Total No. of Training Exercises	14
Total Training Exercise Man-days by volunteers	197

 

Main Events of 2003

• Annual Mountain Walk on Brandon in January
• Rescue Boat Coxwains trained in May on Lough Derg
• Special Olympics support by volunteers in June
• Kilkenny Volunteers visit to Isle of Man in July
• Kilkenny Team competed at National Exercise in Clonakilty
• Assistance to Gardai at Major Events maintained
• Week-End Camp held in Galway/Aran Islands in September
• New Training Centre started in Ballyragget
• Marine Band Radio Course held for Boat Crews
• Community Support by Ambulance Corps maintained
• Annual Christmas exercise for all services at County Hall

 

2003 saw the establishment of the new Civil Defence Board. The Board will decide on the future development of Civil Defence and will implement the decentralization of the National Civil Defence function to Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. A Corporate Plan for Civil Defence will be formulated and for a period of 3 years, and will be reviewed on a continuing basis.

A National Register of Volunteers will ensure that all members are trained to the highest standard of preparedness, to cope with a variety of emergencies, both local, national and international.

 

Fire Service Indicators

E3. Average time in minutes to mobilize fire brigades in part-time stations is 5.36 minutes.

E4. Percentage of attendance at scene were
(i) First attendance is at scene within 10 minutes is 47.7%
(ii) First attendance is at scene within 20 minutes if 92.2%
(iii) First attendance is at scene within 20 minutes is 7.8%

E5. Total number of Fire Safety Certificate applications received is 203.
Total number of Fire Safety Certificate applications processed is 197.