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A reassuring new development in Westport for both locals and visitors is the news that a First Responders Unit is now operational in the town and currently has 15 volunteers all trained up and ready to be on the scene of an emergency in a matter of minutes. Not a replacement for the ambulance service, Westport First Responders works in tandem with the National Ambulance Service and is now gearing up for its first summer on call.

Michael Ring T.D., the Minister for Rural and Community Development, has announced funding of €82,300 for two first responder organisations in Mayo under the First Response Support Measure of CLÁR (Measure 3A).

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, this week announced funding of €242,296.21 for 10 first responder organisations in Mayo under the First Response Support Measure of CLÁR (Measure 3).

A community first responder scheme operates whereby the ambulance service upon receiving the 112/999 call, in addition to the usual ambulance/EMS personnel, simultaneously dispatches a rostered on call community based first responder.

Castlebar Community First Responders are currently recruiting and training members and hope to be available to be dispatched by ambulance control in mid 2016 on a 24/7 basis. If you would like to help by responding to medical emergencies in your community, or if you would just like to learn CPR and how to save a life, contact Castlebar CFRs by emailing [email protected]