A simulated accident between a car and a tanker, With fuel spills, fires and serious injuries, the “Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Service” served to test the Emergency Transport Plan of Fire Brigades and Alicante Local Police, according to the Department of Safety.
The exercise made it possible to verify the effectiveness and efficiency of the response of the emergency services. While no one wants to face a real state of these traits, it is necessary to be prepared in case one is faced with an extreme emergency.
The simulation consisted of a vehicle colliding with a tanker truck traveling on the road. Ocaña road in Alicanteat a height gas station. Due to the shock, the tank was punctured and 3 thousand liters of diesel was pouredbefore the driver can control it by his own means.
The municipality was notified after the accident. 112 Emergency and it is now enabled Local Police, SPEIS and SAMU Firefighters. Four Local Police patrols were the first to arrive at the scene, cutting off all access to traffic as well as creating a perimeter.
Then, about twenty Firefighters and four teams arrived and were divided into teams. Some began extinguishing the fire using foam, and another team began work on creating a protective barrier with sandbags to neutralize the spillage and contain the gasoline and prevent or minimize its discharge into the sewer network, sanitation or environment.
The simulation also includes release maneuvers to save a seriously injured person who was treated and stabilized by a SAMU and then evacuated to the hospital.
Another team of firefighters plug with wedges Pneumatic to the hole in the tank to prevent the gasoline from spilling, working at the same time protected by a water lance.
Member of the Security Council, Jose Ramon Gonzalez“Improved coordination, response times and training action protocols”, noting the importance of dealing with very difficult emergencies that may actually occur, while congratulating the Alicante City Council’s security forces and medical staff for “quick and effective response to a simulated accident”.
According to the Police Department, in a situation where these features are present, a Special Plan will have to be put into use against the risk of accidents that may occur during transportation. dangerous goods road and Alicante Regional Contingency Plan. These include the installation of an advanced command center -PMA- of SPEIS, which will be established as the place of operational coordination of all emergency and where coordinators of all response units of the security forces must be present, health security and logistics to make decisions in communication with CECOPAL.
Source: Informacion
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