Overview
The O Brien Institute, Dublin Fire Brigades
training centre is the largest fire training facility in Ireland.
The main building house's the lecture / classrooms. A large
3 storey breathing apparatus complex has numerous rooms, cages,
pipes etc. to simulate many different fire scenarios.
A purpose built steel ship module allows for realistic
ship firefighting training.
The large parade ground to the rear allows drills
to be carried out using the 5 storey towers. Road traffic accidents
can be simulated on the parade ground or on a special area where
extrication techniques can be taught in safety.
Hot fire training is carried out in steel containers
simulating flashover and backdraught conditions.
Since Dublin Fire Brigade
also operates an emergency ambulance service (nearly half the
trained EMT-Bs in Ireland) medical training plays a major part
in the centre.
Courses in both fire and ambulance disciplines are
taught and available not only to Dublin Fire Brigade staff but
to outside organizations and individuals.
| Medical courses
include: |
Fire related
courses include: |
EMT-B
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor
Paediatric Cardiac Life Support (PALS) Provider
Paediatric Cardiac Life Support (PALS) Instructor
Cardiac Arrhythmia Recognition Course
CPR Provider
CPR Instructor
12 Lead ECG's
Occupational First Aid
Mass Casualty Incident Management
Search and Rescue
Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS)
Semi Automatic Defibrillation |
Recruit Firefighter
Breathing apparatus wearer
Breathing apparatus instructor
Hazardous substances
Hydraulic platform operator
Turntable ladder operator
Pump operators course
Marine firefighting
Ship and Port firefighting
Fire prevention
Manual handling
Road traffic accident extrication
Hot fire training
Pre-fire planning |
Selected courses are
accredited by the following organizations:
- Health & Safety
Authority
- National Safety Council
- Department of the
Marine
- International Basic
Trauma Life Support
- National Registry
of Emergency Medical Technicians
- American Heart Foundation
- Royal
College of Surgeons
- Pre
Hospital Emergency Care Council
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