| Woooooooo......Woooo.........The siren sounded. All of | | | | by the water. |
| us looked at eachother with excitement. The time | | | | Extinguishing the fire in this way will create |
| has come for us to go into action. | | | | another hazard. |
| From all over the building, we can see Emergency | | | | If the gas were to escape unburned, it could be |
| Response Teammembers coming out, some | | | | more dangerous. |
| looking a bit dazed. A general alarm hadbeen | | | | Any spark later on can ignite the gas and cause a |
| sounded and the ERT has been activated! | | | | bigger fire,possibly causing a tremendous rush of |
| At the command post, the "Commander" quickly | | | | expanding gases. So thehose team have to try to |
| briefed all the ERTmembers about the situation. | | | | approach the fire in order to close thegas valve. |
| There was a fire at the LPG storagetank, and | | | | That will stop the fire and the escaping gas. |
| there was an urgent need to put out the fire | | | | There were sufficient people to operate 3 hose |
| before thetank becomes so hot and pressurized | | | | teams. While oneteam approach the flaming area |
| that it explodes. Very seriousand widespread | | | | with a water-wall spray, anothertwo teams |
| damage will certainly occur if that happened. | | | | directed the water to the top of the LPG tanks |
| So all the ERT members swung into action. From | | | | withwater jet for cooling. |
| the command post,they ran all the way to the | | | | After a while, it was discovered that there was a |
| LPG area. One member was assigned tothe fire | | | | casualty. |
| pump house to take care of the fire pumps. This | | | | Somebody has been overcome by the smoke |
| type offire needed a tremendous amount of | | | | and has fainted. He hasalso sustained a fracture |
| water to cool down the tank. | | | | on his arm. The first aid team wascalled in, and |
| A few members barricaded the area leading to | | | | they rendered first aid to the victim. |
| the fire. This wasnecessary to ensure that the | | | | Within a few minutes, the fire was put off, and |
| scene of the fire be restricted onlyto people who | | | | the buildingwas no longer in danger. |
| are able to help, to ensure that the fire | | | | Fortunately, this was not a real fire. It was just a |
| brigadehas free access, and for controlling the | | | | simulation,using real LPG gas and burning in a |
| crowd. | | | | controlled manner. This wasdone to give the ERT |
| As the ERT members reached the scene of the | | | | members some feel of the real thing, tocheck on |
| fire, the Commanderdirected the operations while | | | | our readiness, coordination, and skills so that |
| keeping in touch with one memberwho was | | | | theycan improve and develop their actions. |
| assigned for communications work at the | | | | This type of simulation was very beneficial to the |
| command post. | | | | ERT members asit gave them a first hand |
| The Direct Attack Team swung into action with | | | | knowledge of what to expect in an actualsituation. |
| their hoses. Therewere 4 persons in each hose | | | | Think safety... |
| team - the first nozzle member, thesecond | | | | INSPIRE and MOTIVATE Your Staffs for |
| support, the third runner, and the fourth hydrant | | | | GREATER SUCCESS! |
| valveoperator. Each member played their part to | | | | Recognize Your People's Achievements and They |
| make the hoseconnections, operate the valves, | | | | will Producetheir BEST EFFORTS for You! |
| and advancing as smoothly aspossible. | | | | Awards show people that you reallyappreciate |
| The LPG fire need to be extinguished - but not | | | | their efforts. |