Emergency Ready: Meath Response

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of being emergency-ready and features insights from key officials at Meath County Council.

Being emergency-ready is a priority for Meath County Council. In this episode, listeners are encouraged to sign up to MapAlerter.ie to receive free text alerts from the local authority so they too can prepare for adverse weather, possible power outages and other unusual events. Joining the discussion on being emergency-ready are the Chief Executive of Meath County Council, Kieran Kehoe, the Chief Fire Officer, Sheila Broderick, and the Civil Defence Officer, Shane Quinn. We hear about their respective roles, their responsibilities, and how they work together, and they share important advice so listeners can be as prepared as possible for emergencies. Keith Leonard, National Director for Fire & Emergency Management, outlines the national perspective, including how they work with local authorities during emergencies. The role of members in the community is also emphasised and a Civil Defence volunteer talks about how he changed career, and met his future wife, as a result of joining the organisation. THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT National emergency preparedness framework defined. Climate adaptation for local authority response. Council's speedy, local-knowledge crisis management…

People in this episode

Guests: Kieran Kehoe, Sheila Broderick, Shane Quinn, Keith Leonard

Topics covered

• emergency preparedness
• local authority response
• community involvement
• climate adaptation
• crisis management

Keywords

• emergency readiness
• text alerts
• adverse weather
• power outages
• Civil Defence
• community response

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meath County Council, Civil Defence, MapAlerter.ie

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