It is quarter past seven in the evening when the alarms go off at the Wieringerwerf and Middenmeer fire stations. It's a Priority 2 alert: storm damage at De Stek industrial park. But things turned out a little different… a street race was held in front of the FireWare building and a car lost control at high speed. The vehicle hit a tree, which then fell onto the car, and a second vehicle traveling in the opposite direction swerved to avoid the first one and ended up among the evergreens. What a situation!
Technical emergency response is one of the four core tasks of the firefighting services, which is why it is crucial that the specialist techniques are regularly practiced in the most realistic manner possible. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted on the training levels of firefighters, with many areas not receiving the attention they require for an extended period. And so the technical emergency response in our own backyard proved a great opportunity to work on skills while still adhering to safety measures – and this time not remotely!
In our portfolio we have placed a nice photo report of the exercise, please click here to show.
