Ex Hurricane Ophelia Relief Efforts (15th – 20th October 2017)

20 October 2017

Civil Defence Units countrywide were placed on standby to assist communities in the aftermath of Ex- Hurricane Ophelia, which struck the country on Monday 16^th October.  In many areas Civil Defence Officers attended meetings throughout the day as part of the Local Authority Crisis Management Team.

19^th – 20^th October:

• Cork North – 6 members; 2X 4WD Vehicles
  Delivered bottle water to homes in the environs of Macroom.
• Wexford – 3 members; 2 X 4WD Vehicles
  Delivered water to Ramsgrange Community and National Schools

17^th October:

• Cork South – 10 members; 3 X 4WD Vehicles
  Assisted Gardaí with blocking of street in Kinsale due to loose roofing which was a danger to the public. Assisted the National Ambulance Service with an evacuation of patients.

16^th – 18^th October:

• Kerry – 6 members; 3 X 4WD Vehicles
  16^th October: Filled and distributed sandbags to areas identified as being of potential risk of flooding;
  17^th October: Distributing  boiled-water notice flyers;  Distributing 60 5LR Water Containers to three separate locations, environs of Kenmare, environs of the Beara Peninsula and environs of Glencar;
  18^th October: Delivered bottled water to homes in environs of Caherdaniel and Castlecove
• Wicklow – 15 members; 4 X 4WD Vehicles; 1 Communication Unit
  Assisted with setting up and provided beds to two rest centres for the homeless in Bray; Assisted Gardaí with setting up Road Closures.
• Waterford – 2 members; 1 X 4WD Vehicle
  Deployed to transport Palliative Care Nurse to a patient
• Wexford – 19 members; 5 X 4WD Vehicles
  17^th October: Deployed a Generator to a family with three men in wheelchairs; Water Tanks ready to be deployed across the county;
  18^th October: Delivered Water Tanks to 10 different locations throughout the county.
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Cork West
  Operated as a regional severe weather desk, reporting real time information to Garda HQ, HSE Management and County Fire Department.
• Laois – 10 members; 5 X 4WD Vehicles
  Deployed around the county road network to identify road hazards and reported back to coordination centre.
• Carlow – 13 members; 4 X 4WD Vehicles
  Identified Road blockages and protected scenes where ESB Lines were down until ESB crews arrived; transported people to hotel accommodation in St Mullins area affected by local flooding.
• Meath – 9 members; 2 X 4WD Vehicles
  Assessment of post storm damage and reported back to Council Emergency  line; Civil Defence management team briefed local authority Crisis Management Team throughout the day.
• Tipperary
  Deployed to deliver sandbags to care home sue to potential flooding.

*Civil Defence Units remain on standby to assist as required. Civil Defence has 3,500 volunteers based in every Local Authority area in the country. Civil Defence has a wide range of equipment to deal with  severe weather including 88 Boats, 47 Fire Tenders, 9 Floating Pontoon Units and 130 Four Wheel Drive vehicles.

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