Garda Thread

u2gooner

No one from the other services really use this much, why not get it over with and just make a Garda Thread???

ScubaDave

Nothing stopping other services using it! Think you find many medics are on here too!

civdef

Even a couple of water squirters.

Cork_Rebel

Agree think a seperate "Garda & PSNI" Board would beneifit all. Non police could then be more likely to join in.

As a second idea later on if demand was there, Volunteer Board and a Retained/ Full time Board?

Eru

Cork_Rebel wrote: »

Agree think a seperate "Garda & PSNI" Board would beneifit all. Non police could then be more likely to join in.

As a second idea later on if demand was there, Volunteer Board and a Retained/ Full time Board?

Well if its being dominated posting a thread purely about it isnt helping. People are perfectly free to post non police threads or join in.

u2gooner

Im well aware that other emergency service personnel use the thread aswell. I am one myself. It was merely a suggestion as there is obviously more guards/psni than all the other services combined. I tend to find that when I check the board now and again the whole first page is police related and it puts me off checking the other pages. Its not that I dont find the work of other services interesting, Its just that maybe a seperate thread would make it easier to navigate post relative topics.

Anyway, just a thought. The thread is really good tho, keep it up.

Cork_Rebel

Karlitosway1978 wrote: »

Well if its being dominated posting a thread purely about it isnt helping. People are perfectly free to post non police threads or join in.

Having a constructive debate (with constructive comments) about whether to have a seperate forum for Police has to be better than just moaning to yourself and not returning to the board.

My opinion, it appears to me the interest in Police issues warrants a seperate forum.

Any thoughts from the administrator?

ojewriej

Cork_Rebel wrote: »

My opinion, it appears to me the interest in Police issues warrants a seperate forum.

But does the interest in other Emergency services forums warrants having separate forums for them?

Because it doesn't look like it, for now at least.

Cork_Rebel

ojewriej wrote: »

But does the interest in other Emergency services forums warrants having separate forums for them?

Because it doesn't look like it, for now at least.

Possibly bit of a catch 22, if you had a seperate the other services maybe they would write more, if topics get moved to the second page there's always the fear someone will come along and just see it as as forum mostly taken up by Police subjects.

In case any pre puberty kid reads this as an anti police thing, ITS NOT.

Shield

Cork_Rebel wrote: »

Having a constructive debate (with constructive comments) about whether to have a seperate forum for Police has to be better than just moaning to yourself and not returning to the board.

My opinion, it appears to me the interest in Police issues warrants a seperate forum.

Any thoughts from the administrator?

I threw the development of Emergency Services open to the public in this thread and the majority didn't want a dedicated Garda/PSNI forum. It's always subject to change though.

Eru

Cork_Rebel wrote: »

Having a constructive debate (with constructive comments) about whether to have a seperate forum for Police has to be better than just moaning to yourself and not returning to the board.

My opinion, it appears to me the interest in Police issues warrants a seperate forum.

Any thoughts from the administrator?

Fair enough but if we wanted to just speak with police we could join the police only websites that exist and DFB etc could do likewise. I come here to hear from other emergency services and also people in general.

Im more than happy for non police subjects to come along and be discussed but someone has to start them! To me that would have been more constructive.

And besides, theres nothing worse and more certain to kill a site or section than returning and seeing no new posts. The more threads and posts the more people visit and in return post.

Paulzx

I completely agree with the previous post. There is a much greater chance of a good interchange of views between different emergency services when they are all hosted in the same forum.

I am not a Garda but it is obvious that there will be much more Garda posts due to the large amount of GS personnel compared to other arms of the emergency services.

Members of the public also generally have more contact with the GS then with say for example Mountain Rescue so more queries pop up about them.


Bottom line, I'm against a Garda only Forum.

civdef

It's also worth pointing out that there are well established forums out there for the ambulance service, fire service, Civil Defence etc in Ireland, whereas the GS seem to have less presently.

Odysseus

Civdef have you an web address for the Civil Defense site I only joined about six months ago, so this is the first I heard of it. Cheers. Back to the topic this is my fisrt post here, I was surprised that the other services where posting as much, but I like it here the way it.

civdef

www.civildefence.ie (official)
www.irishcivildefence.org (unofficial)

metman

Civ can you give me an idea of what the CD fire service is all about? My brother is keen to join the fire service and I've been telling him to join the civdef as they run an aux-fire service right? Is it worth his while applying?

civdef

The Aux. Fire Service is intended as a reserve to the regular fire service for use in major incidents. Members train with standard (if generally a bit older) fire appliances, learn the standard pump and ladder drills etc. They don't do interior firefighting. The AFS isn't called out very often - and that's important for a prospective member to realise in order to avoid disillusionment later on.

For someone interested in a fire service career, it's worth joining, with the provisio that some counties have fairly rubbish CD units. For one thing, when a person goes for a fire service interview, CD experience will provide them with a lot of useful stuff to talk about, and probably a few extra points.

The first aid, radiocomms, rescue etc. training all comes in very handy too, and even if they don't get to do any "real-world" firefighting, the likeliood is a member will have experienced missing person searches, and other non-fire incidents, along with pre-planned duties such as working first aid in the <large messy music festival> campsites, which is definitely character forming.

A good chunk of current firefighters, both retained and fulltime started out in CD, with many of them staying on after they join the fire service.

metman

Thanks mate, will pass that on.

Fyr.Fytr

civdef wrote: »

The Aux. Fire Service is intended as a reserve to the regular fire service for use in major incidents. Members train with standard (if generally a bit older) fire appliances, learn the standard pump and ladder drills etc. They don't do interior firefighting. The AFS isn't called out very often - and that's important for a prospective member to realise in order to avoid disillusionment later on.

For someone interested in a fire service career, it's worth joining, with the provisio that some counties have fairly rubbish CD units. For one thing, when a person goes for a fire service interview, CD experience will provide them with a lot of useful stuff to talk about, and probably a few extra points.

The first aid, radiocomms, rescue etc. training all comes in very handy too, and even if they don't get to do any "real-world" firefighting, the likeliood is a member will have experienced missing person searches, and other non-fire incidents, along with pre-planned duties such as working first aid in the <large messy music festival> campsites, which is definitely character forming.

A good chunk of current firefighters, both retained and fulltime started out in CD, with many of them staying on after they join the fire service.

Ah yes that big muddy campsite, cd cover the campsite at night dont they??

Eighter way, two pairs of my uniform trousers went in the bin after it.

Metman definatly get him to join cd or other vol orgs (St Johns or OMAC) great thing to have on any cv and with fire service requitment being so highly competitive every little helps

metman

Ya I'll have to boot him up the behind and get him to sign up. I know competition for DFB is fierce as my old man is an ex Sub Officer, but the lad is a bit slow on the uptake....so he should do well with Splash and Dash, from a copper's point of view

Fyr.Fytr

He he he splash and dash lol, know some cops who prefer using the term trumpton

I'm in the same position as your bro, so currently member of omac and looking to do nursing in collefe all to better my chances for dfb.

But from what everyone in the brigade has told me, if you want it enough you will get it and if your half assed about it maybe the job isnt for you. Now thats just what ive been told and cant speak for your brother as I dont know him

Ive also been told anything voluntary in that are will help you, so not tied down to spraying water or putting plasters on people but can do water rescue etc it shows and intrest and willing to commit time to it aswell and willing to committ to learning new skills

Good luck to him though, take it hes in dublin, if so hes spoilt for chocie he has all the vols on his doorstep and is available to pick and choose which unit within the region he wants aswell eg some better for water rescue, some for afs etc