STATION PROFILE
STATION PROFILE C WATCH RATHFARNHAM
Rathfarnham Fire Station serves a wide area.
D/O Ken Whelan and the C Watch Crew.
THE CREW OF C WATCH RATHFARNHAM TALK ABOUT A CLOSE-KNIT UNIT THAT EXTENDS INTO THE COMMUNITY.
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nder lockdown, it was unfortunately not possible to visit Rathfarnham Station, so this time around we tried something different and spoke via Zoom and phone with S/O Ken Whelan and the crew at No.8. It is immediately evident that this is a group of colleagues who enjoy working with each other, and are more than happy to be based at this one pump station where an atmosphere of positive encouragement pervades, enabling each member to hone their skills and pursue further development. “I’m very proud to be S/O on C Watch since 2016,” says Ken, who is now in his
27th year with DFB. “We operate a very positive environment with an emphasis on mentoring the crew through myself and the senior firefighters, ensuring a high level of operational readiness. “They are a very committed, tightknit group who have a very professional attitude to their work and serving the end user: the public. We really enjoy the unique challenges we face on a regular basis,” S/O Whelan tells me, “you get great job satisfaction from the knowledge that you have given 100%, and all of the crew do that every day.”
CREW Despite several members being in the job just a few years, the ten FF/Ps on C
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