Emergency Preparedness

Ready to look after each other

When the nearest help is 35 minutes away, the first response is us.

Donnellys Crossing is a long way from anywhere — the nearest emergency services are roughly 35 minutes down the road. That's not a reason to worry; it's a reason to prepare. In the minutes and hours before help arrives, what matters is whether the people already here know what to do.

So DCCG is building local capability, piece by piece: training first aiders across the village, working on fire safety, and putting the right information where everyone can find it. Start with the sections below.

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