STATION PROFILE
STATION PROFILE B WATCH DONNYBROOK
FF/P Laurence Ging, on ambulance duty during our call
Some of the B Watch Donnybrook crew members who were on duty at the Training Centre during the station profile
THE CREW FROM B WATCH DONNYBROOK TALK TO ADAM HYLAND ABOUT LIFE AND WORK AT THE STATION
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ising cases in COVID-19 meant a trip to Donnybrook fire station in person wasn’t possible, but in talking via Zoom, it’s clear there is a lively atmosphere amongst the crew of B Watch. “Moving to Donnybrook was a bit of an eye opener for me,” S/O Vincent Conroy explains. The acting D/O and former Dublin GAA star joined Dublin Fire Brigade in 1986 and was in Tara Street, then North Strand for many years, becoming a Sub-Officer in 2001, then back in the ERCC as S/O,
before he made the decision to move to Donnybrook. “Donnybrook is a very different type of area, with a good number of hospitals and large nursing homes,” he tells me. “You also have the embassies and consulates, the Aviva and the southside of the city centre, as well as the Grand Canal, the River Dodder and the sea from Sandymount out to Blackrock. “Tall and complex buildings is another major challenge for us,” he adds. “I knew the landmarks of the Southside from playing matches against Kilmacud
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