| Azaraimy HH & Nazrin Ashraf |
PETROL stations in the country are encouraged to hold fire drills to be better prepared in the event of a fire-related incident.
The Malay Business and Enterprise Cooperatives Berhad (KO-PPMB) was willing to allocate precious business time yesterday to run a fire drill, seeing the involvement of the station’s staff, Brunei Shell Marketing as well as Fire and Rescue officials and medical personnel.
The exercise aimed to equip participants with knowledge on how to handle emergency situations and coordinate emergency response procedure.
The scenario saw a fire breaking out from within a customer’s vehicle. Acting swiftly, the petrol station workers alerted the relevant agencies.
Minutes later, Fire and Rescue personnel arrived to control the fire and rescue the injured, with medical support provided by an ambulance.
An ‘injured’ person is moved to a treatment area.
Officials move swiftly to put out the ‘fire’. – PHOTOS: AZARAIMY HH & NAZRIN ASHRAF
Police personnel were also stationed around the perimeter to ensure the smooth flow of traffic in the area.
Speaking to the Bulletin, KO-PPMB Managing Director Dato Paduka Pengiran Haji Mustapha bin Pengiran Metasan said it was the station’s first fire drill.
It is important to establish individual responsibilities among personnel in the event of a fire.
This assures the public that the staff will secure their safety, he said, adding that the primary goal of holding the drill was to hasten the response time among staff members’ when attending to an emergency situation.
He hopes other stations will follow suit in holding similar drills, which he deems is an important exercise to enhance the level of preparedness in the event of an emergency.
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