Deal struck Down Under for overhaul of airport fire services

New Delhi: Mumbai International Airport Private Limited (MIAL) has signed a six-month contract with Airservices Australia—owned by the Australian government, it has over 50 years experience in providing fire fighting and rescue services at 19 airports across the island continent—starting April 1, to provide aviation rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) consultancy services.
And for the last two months, two fire fighters from the Australian corporation—Charles Bernard and Brian Guthrie—have been studying the structure and functioning of the aviation fire services wing at CSIA. In addition to drawing out an enhancement plan for equipment and technique, the experts will also address issues like fatigue management, endurance training, routine drills, and combating heat stress.
Last week, six CSIA personnel returned from a maiden visit to Australia, where at the Sydney and Brisbane airports, they observed the Australian fire-fighters in action for 10 days.
Training aids are also being worked on. Already, two 40-feet marine containers have been acquired and will be remodelled and converted into “smoke rooms” to be used for mock drills. Also on the cards is acquiring fire simulators.
16/06/07 Lekha Agarwal/Mumbai Newsline

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