Fire Drill at Galle Face Hotel Colombo
10:53pm on Thursday 7th November 2013
The Fire and Rescue Team of the Sri Lanka Air Force Colombo carried out a fire drill with the assistance of Fire and Rescue Team at SLAF Base Katunayake this evening (7th November 2013) at Galle Face Hotel Colombo.
More than 250 personnel from the Galle Face Hotel participated in the fire drill. The SLAF rescue team which comprised 30 highly skilled personnel led by Squadron Leader Hettiarachchi participated in the fire fighting and rescue exercise which was carried out under the instruction of Acting Chief Fire Officer of the SLAF Group Captain PLJ Kodippili.
This evacuation drill demonstrated rescue operations relevant to high-rise buildings. It included a roof top rescue where people who had fled to the top of the building to escape the simulated fire and were brought down using the “Bronto Sky Lift” which could rescue efficiently the people who trapped in high rise buildings.
The personnel in the lower floors were afforded a smooth landing by use of the ‘jumping sheet’ (an inflated landing pad) which was placed on the ground. There were also live demonstrations on the use of high-pressure fire hoses to put out fires, initial reactions for chemical fire with breathing apparatus and providing first aid to victims of the fire.
More than 250 personnel from the Galle Face Hotel participated in the fire drill. The SLAF rescue team which comprised 30 highly skilled personnel led by Squadron Leader Hettiarachchi participated in the fire fighting and rescue exercise which was carried out under the instruction of Acting Chief Fire Officer of the SLAF Group Captain PLJ Kodippili.
This evacuation drill demonstrated rescue operations relevant to high-rise buildings. It included a roof top rescue where people who had fled to the top of the building to escape the simulated fire and were brought down using the “Bronto Sky Lift” which could rescue efficiently the people who trapped in high rise buildings.
The personnel in the lower floors were afforded a smooth landing by use of the ‘jumping sheet’ (an inflated landing pad) which was placed on the ground. There were also live demonstrations on the use of high-pressure fire hoses to put out fires, initial reactions for chemical fire with breathing apparatus and providing first aid to victims of the fire.
