Carlow Fire CFR Group

09/12/2025

𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬. Stormy and severe weather conditions any occurring more frequently. However, Community First Responders should not become complacent.
"Scene Safety" for 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 begins went we make ourselves available to go on emergency calls. Met Eireann have issued a 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 for certain areas of the country. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬. Please take extreme care when leaving your home and travelling on roads as there may be many hazards present, such as downed tress and power lines, damaged road surfaces, debris, unstable structures and localised flooding. Should driving conditions or a scene become unsafe, you should stand down from the call, head to safety immediately and inform Ambulance control that you have done so.

05/12/2025

01/12/2025

🚨 We are currently dealing with a very high call volume nationwide 🚨

If you're sick, please consider all your care options including the out-of-hours doctor, on call pharmacist or going directly to the Emergency Department.

Calling an ambulance will not get you seen at ED any quicker.

Please only ring 999 or 112 in a real emergency so that we can help those who need us most.

21/09/2025

World Alzheimer's Day.

Today is World Alzheimer’s Day.

Every year people around the world come together to raise awareness and challenge the stigma around dementia.

Learn more about how to help: www.understandtogether.ie/get-involved/get-involved.html

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04/09/2025

Congrats to all involved

Chain of survival and ....

🙌 Bystander CPR followed by

🚓 defibrillation and CPR by An Garda Síochána armed support

🚒 with ALS from a Firefighter/Advanced Paramedic led to a in the city centre.

💗Learn CPR?
⚡Save a life

15/02/2025

15/02/2025

Congratulations on 20 years of saving lives. And congratulations to all CFR groups along with their families for supporting volunteers to save lives.

31/10/2024

Have a look at what a Community First Responder is and how you could become a CFR in your Community.

Become a Community First ResponderA CFR is a person trained to a minimum level of basic life support in CPR and the use of an AED/defibrillator, who attends a potentially life threatening emergency such as a cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke or choking. Contact [email protected] today. Find a CFR Scheme...

30/10/2024

Please respect all Emergency Services as they carry out their roles over Halloween 🎃

17/03/2024

A great news story from the American Heart Association

Lorraine was holding her newborn son, Court, in their hospital room 4 hours after his birth. As certified nursing assistant Hallie Allison stopped in to check Lorraine's vitals, Court stopped breathing. After calling the charge nurse for help, Hallie started infant CPR, using two thumbs to press onto the middle of the baby's chest, before Court was rushed to the NICU.

Now, Court is a happy and healthy 1-year-old. He started crawling later than most babies, but otherwise, he's hit every milestone. His pediatrician pegs his excellent outcome to how quickly he received high-quality CPR.

"Hallie didn't hesitate," Lorraine said. "She had the instincts to act right away."

"You really think, 'I'm never going to have to use CPR,'" Hallie said. "Then it happens. And you don't think, you just do."

Find out how you can be trained in infant, child and adult CPR at http://spr.ly/6184kJNCy.

Read their Story From the Heart: http://spr.ly/6185kJNCJ