Skerries Coast Guard is equipped with an array of vital search and rescue equipment, including emergency vehicles, pyrotechnics, illumination equipment, marine radios, medical equipment, and rescue throw lines. All team members undertake regular training in the use of all of this equipment. For more details of volunteers’ training, visit our Team Training page.
All team members are issued with their own personal search & rescue equipment and Coast Guard uniform.
Photo shows a Skerries Coast Guard team member deploying parachute illuminating flares while on a night search exercise at the north beach, Rush, Co Dublin