| James Kon |
A FIRE drill, participated by filling station staff, the Fire and Rescue Department, Royal Brunei Police Force, and ambulance service from Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah (PMMPMHAMB) Hospital, was conducted at the PHA Bakar Jambol Filling Station in Pekan Tutong yesterday.
The drill scenario involved a car crashing into a fuel pump at the filling station, causing a huge fire and the driver sustaining a head injury.
Pengiran Haji Shariful bin Pengiran Seri Indera Pengiran Haji Ismail, Retail Compliance Executive of Brunei Shell Marketing Company Sdn Bhd; Haji Adenan bin Pehin Datu Penglima Haji Abu Bakar, Manager of PHA Bakar Jambol Filling Station; Mohd Soffi Haji Abdullah, a member of the Board of Directors of the filling station; and officials from the Fire and Rescue Department observed the drill.
Haji Adenan said, “It aimed to train staff to be ready to handle such incidents. This is the first time we carried out such an exercise with three emergency agencies; we hope to build understanding and cooperation with those involved.”
Emergency personnel arrived at the scene of the drill within minutes of sounding the alarm.
Staff of PHA Bakar Jambol Filling Station extinguishing flames at the fire drill. – JAMES KON
“The staff did a good job and the exercise went well but there is still room for improvement, especially with the staff’s reaction,” said Pengiran Haji Shariful. “They weren’t supposed to retreat to the station when the fire became too large, the incident commander also shouldn’t have followed the firefighters back to the station.
“It is good that they are learning from the mistake. We also saw the immediate response from the emergency agencies that were here within minutes. Officials of the Fire and Rescue Department arrived at the scene within five minutes, followed by the ambulance and police. Within 10 minutes, everyone had arrived,” he added.
“Conduct a tabletop exercise at least once a month, playing out different scenarios such as an oil spill or robbery, among others,” said Pengiran Haji Shariful as he advised staff of the filling station.
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