MOUNTAIN RESCUE VOLUNTEERS WANTED
| Author | Date | Message |
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| Brendan Lawlor | Nov 16 2010, 9:01am | MOUNTAIN RESCUE VOLUNTEERS WANTED The Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team are now recruiting new members to join the team. The team has a long history in mountain rescue going back to the An Oige MRT in the 60’s and we celebrated our 25th Anniversary in 2009. The team launched the first mountain rescue base in Wicklow in 2008, which is located in Roundwood Garda Station. The team provide a mountain rescue service primarily in the Dublin and Wicklow mountains area but also assist MRTs in other areas in Ireland. The team are seeking enthusiastic individuals who are interested in working as part of a team to achieve high standards of casualty care in the mountains. The team are looking for people with a strong interest in mountaineering activities, specifically with a hill walking/climbing background. Good navigation and hill skills are required as well as the commitment to participate in regular training and callouts. The team provide a varied and interesting internal training programme with opportunities to attend specialised external training courses in mountain rescue techniques. If you are living in Wicklow, South Dublin or surrounding areas and are interested in becoming a mountain rescue volunteer, please e-mail recruitment@dwmrt.ie before the 31st of January 2011 to express your interest and to receive an application form. New member selection and assessment will commence in February 2011. For more information on the team please visit our website www.dwmrt.ie. To see more about what we do click here: DWMRT - working together to save lives. |
| Brendan Lawlor | Jan 9 2011, 5:57pm | The closing date for our new member recruitment is coming up in three weeks. If you are interested in applying or joining please do so soon. There will be an information night in Roundwood on Friday 28th January. If you are interested but are a bit unsure of what's involved then please call me on oh87 two432 seven 98 and I can talk you through the application and selection process and what's involved if you do join the team |
| Wayne Jenkins | Jan 18 2011, 9:04pm | Good Man Brendan, Keeping The Recruitment Drive fresh in peoples minds. For those IMRA folk who I've spoken to about this. Follow through on your interest, request an application form via.... Recruitment@DWMRT.ie Get it back to us before January 31st & turn up at the Open Night in Roundwood on the 28th. There will be an assessment day on the hills soon after where the team Will be looking at fitness & good navigation skills. By this stage you will have a good understanding of what we do & what's expected from you. If successful at The Hill Assessment day, you will be offered a place on The Probationary Training Program. This is the point where you either take up the offer or decide it's not for you. Either way we will both know where we stand & no one gets upset. So as Brendan said above, if you're still thinking about it then get an application form and take it one step at a time. There is a time commitment & plenty of training. But it's all good fun & the Callout's are very rewarding. Likewise feel free to give me a call if you have any questions. My number is out there but in case you don't have it ...... Oh 8 six Eight two 5 Eight five 32 Hopefully we will see a few of you soon Regards Wayne |
| Wayne Jenkins | Jan 18 2011, 9:04pm | Good Man Brendan, Keeping The Recruitment Drive fresh in peoples minds. For those IMRA folk who I've spoken to about this. Follow through on your interest, request an application form via.... Recruitment@DWMRT.ie Get it back to us before January 31st & turn up at the Open Night in Roundwood on the 28th. There will be an assessment day on the hills soon after where the team Will be looking at fitness & good navigation skills. By this stage you will have a good understanding of what we do & what's expected from you. If successful at The Hill Assessment day, you will be offered a place on The Probationary Training Program. This is the point where you either take up the offer or decide it's not for you. Either way we will both know where we stand & no one gets upset. So as Brendan said above, if you're still thinking about it then get an application form and take it one step at a time. There is a time commitment & plenty of training. But it's all good fun & the Callout's are very rewarding. Likewise feel free to give me a call if you have any questions. My number is out there but in case you don't have it ...... Oh 8 six Eight two 5 Eight five 32 Hopefully we will see a few of you soon Regards Wayne |
| Owen Quigley | Jan 20 2012, 1:30am | Dear Mountain Rescue I Wish to become a volunteer I have my Mountain Skills VHF Radio Licence Red Cross First Aid Hobbies are Climb in Dalkey Caving in Clair Scuba Dive Master Power Boats Level 2 Coastal Tec. Rescue Civil Defence (no Longer With Them 2011) SAR. Rescue Civil Defence (no Longer With Them 2011) Ready 24/7 |
| Gareth Little | Jan 20 2012, 9:21am | Hi Owen, the DWMRT are not taking on any new members until the spring of this year. In the mean time if you mail recruitment@dwmrt.ie they can give you a new member form and also check out www.dwmrt.ie for more information. Thanks, Gareth |
