This week the Skerries Coast Guard crew celebrated the launch of the Coast Guard’s new poster campaign – “Your call could save a life”. This aims to inform the public about how to raise the alarm if they think someone is in difficulty on the coast. The poster also showcases the Coast Guard’s wide ranging Search & Rescue capability including water rescue, Sikorsky helicopters, shore rescue and cliff rescue.
The Coast Guard would strongly advise members of the public, if they think that someone could be in difficulty on the coast or cliffs to contact the Coast Guard on 999 or 112. You will then speak directly to an experienced Coast Guard incident controller who will take all the details you have. Please do not hesitate, if you gunuinely believe that someone could be in difficulty then make that call.
The Coast Guard have an impressive array of state of the art search and rescue resources together with highly trained and dedicated crews. However, it is important to remember that these crucial resources cannot be deployed until the Coast Guard become aware that someone needs help. So it is that vital first link in the rescue chain that the Coast Guard are relying on the public’s help. To put it simply; Your call could save a life.
This poster was designed and developed as a collaborative effort between the Coast Guard teams of Skerries, Howth and Drogheda with the ultimate aim of saving lives. Various public and commercial premises around Fingal have already put the poster on display. Our aim is to spread this vital message to as many people as possible and if you feel you could display the poster on a long term basis at your premises please contact us at skerriescoastguard@gmail.com
This week’s Fingal Independent includes an impressive two page article on this poster launch, featuring photos of the Skerries Coast Guard team – you can read the full article by clicking on the photo link above (opens in same window).
