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Emergency Services Ireland DNA DATABASE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE ‘CALL VETTING’ OF FIRE SERVICE IS DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN COAST GUARD TAKES SONAR SCANNERS ON BOARD ‘EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSON OF THE YEAR’ AWARD 2013 WIN LAVISH BREAK FOR TWO AT DUNBOYNE CASTLE HOTEL & SPA issue 43 24 5 NEWS UPDATE 19 UNDERWATER RESCUE The recent acquisition of new sonar scanners by the Irish Coast Guard will assist the State agency greatly in all future underwater search and rescue operations on Competition details on page 21 both the eastern and western seaboards. 21 HOTEL COMPETITION ‘Emergency Services Ireland’ has teamed up 55 MENTAL HEALTH REFORM with the luxurious four-star Dunboyne Castle Mental Health Reform’s latest campaign Hotel and Spa to offer one lucky reader the highlights the need for continued investment chance to win a lavish spa break for two. in community mental health services, and is urging the Government not to drop the ball 33 23 EMERGENCY RESPONSE in next year’s Budget. A new ‘Emergency Response Person of the Year’ category has been added to the 59 SAMARITANS HELPLINE 2013 Local Authority Management Agency A new freephone helpline number for (LAMA) Awards taking place next January in Samaritans Ireland, due to be operational Dublin. in the first half of next year, follows a unique agreement signed between the country’s 24 DNA DATABASE longest-serving organisation and the six Ireland’s crime fighters have long been largest telecom providers in Ireland. awaiting a DNA database for this country but with a new Bill promised by the end of 61 SUICIDE PREVENTION the year, this crucial detection tool may at Dr Harry Barry, a best-selling Irish medical last be in sight. doctor with a particular interest in mental 39 health issues such as depression, addiction 33 FIRE SERVICE CUTBACKS and anxiety, has developed a new concept The use of ‘call vetting’ of the emergency to identify people in danger of taking their services is posing an increasing danger own lives. to the public and needs to be abolished immediately before a major disaster occurs, 63 WORLD POLICE & FIRE according to Ros Mac Cobb, national vice GAMES 2013 chairman of the Irish Fire and Emergency Northern Ireland is counting down to the Services Association. 2013 World Police and Fire Games, which will take place in Belfast and various venues 39 DEFENCE FORCES during the first ten days in August. Gerry Rooney, general secretary of PDFORRA, has described calls for the 65 PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS review or abolition of allowances paid Increasing numbers of retired Gardaí are 49 to Defence Force personnel as “totally finding private investigation work an obvious unacceptable”, and argues that the way to use their skill sets, from investigating allowances are as relevant now as they were syringe attacks to probing insurance fraud. upon their introduction in the 1970s. 70 FESTIVAL SECURITY 45 SEX TRAFFICKING New standards and tighter controls on The April 2013 deadline for EU Member licensing event security guards are to be States to impose legislation discouraging introduced, in the wake of controversial human trafficking and prostitution has events at this summer’s concert in the brought these issues to the fore yet again. Phoenix Park. 49 ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY 77 AIRPORT SECURITY A Casualty Reduction Implementation Plan Controversial body scanners, which show has been rolled out in a bid to reduce the hidden explosives, weapons and drugs on number of road users killed and seriously a person’s body at airport security checks, injured. The new interagency strategy runs are being scrapped due to the potential until 30 November. emissions of harmful radiation. Emergency Services Ireland 1 issue 43 77 137 Emergency Services Ireland 85 AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA 117 GARDA CYCLING CLUB Since its establishment in 1922 as a new Six female Garda cyclists put in a ‘wheely’ DNA DATABASE police force for Ireland, An Garda Síochána great performance recently when they UNDER THE has played a fundamental role in the most bagged Team Gold at the 7th European MICROSCOPE critical moments in Irish history over the last Police Cycling Championships in France. ‘CALL VETTING’ OF FIRE SERVICE 90 years. IS DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN 119 AEROMEDICAL RETRIEVAL COAST GUARD TAKES SONAR SCANNERS The latest training programme for ON BOARD 91 FORENSIC INTELLIGENCE ‘EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSON UK Forensics investigator Robert Milne says aeromedical retrieval teams in October OF THE YEAR’ AWARD 2013 that his new book ‘Forensic Intelligence’ at Weston Airport in Leixlip was the third WIN LAVISH BREAK FOR TWO AT DUNBOYNE CASTLE HOTEL & SPA is the first practical guide to the use of course to be run by Aeromedvac Ireland forensics in crime and intelligence analysis since the company launched in March 2011. aimed at police, crime scene investigators and crime analysts. 121 MOUNTAIN RESCUE TECHNOLOGY EDITOR 97 CORK EMERGENCY Additional radio terminals were provided Grace Heneghan EXERCISE by Tetra Ireland to mountain rescue teams The major emergency services exhibition during Reek Sunday 2012 to ensure the PUBLISHER and multi-agency exercise in Cork City in safety and security of over 12,000 pilgrims Patrick Aylward September was the first such event to hit who climbed Croagh Patrick in Mayo. GRAPHIC DESIGNER the Leeside since 2009. The main focus was to enlighten students on the work of 127 MOURNE ADVENTURE Catherine Doyle the emergency services and possible career This year’s inaugural Mourne Mountain Adventure in County Down, organised by ADMINISTRATION opportunities open to them. the emergency services and local councils, Anne-Marie Moran 105 CRITICAL INCIDENT brought together young teenagers from different communities across Northern CIRCULATION STRESS Pat Kirwan, Deputy Director & Head of Ireland. There are plans now to stage the Lynda Garry Risk Management and Operations at the event next year. Emergency Services Ireland State Claims Agency, highlights a need for policies, procedures and systems when 137 MOUNTAIN RESCUE 14 Upper Fitzwilliam Street (-'!$'&(#,$)(# dealing with claims against the State for LEADERSHIP (-'!$'&(#,$)(# Dublin 2 post-traumatic stress disorder or critical The next training course on ‘Leadership of &'(&%"$!'+(!*&,"! 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OFFICIAL218 G/KG .FUEL CONSUMPTION FIGURES FOR THE JEEP® GRAND CHEROKEE RANGE IN MPG (L/100KM): EXTRA URBAN 39.2 (7.2), URBAN 27.4 (10.3), COMBINED 34.0 (8.3). CO2 EMISSIONS Emergency Services Ireland 3 218 G/KG. Vehicle shown for illustration purposes only. Alloy wheel styles may vary. New Jeep Grand Cherokee range from RRP €63,295 - €79,050. *Limited availability while stocks last. JEEP® is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC. NEWS UPDATE GREAT GARDA RUN RAISES €115,000 FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL ver €115,000 was raised by the ‘Great Garda sick children in St John’s Ward at Crumlin Hospital’s. Gardai Run 2012’ in this year’s Munich Marathon on 14 gave up their personal time and financed their participation OOctober in aid of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, in this Marathon, resulting in all fundraising going direct to Crumlin. Crumlin Hospital.” All members of the ‘Great Garda Run 2012’ Team personally funded all expenses incurred in this trip, so that every cent raised by