Um fire on a fishing vessel in Alvor, which resulted in three injured, was the basis of the operational exercise that the Fire Department of Portimão carried out yesterday, March 30, at the end of the afternoon.
the fictional scenario surprised, at 18:30 pm, the operational device of the Fire Department of Portimão and included a fire aboard the fishing vessel “Rio Alacem”, provided for this simulacrum.
Ao fire, followed a explosion on board, which caused three injured with burns, one of which was submerged in the Ria de Alvor, when he threw himself into the water in an attempt to extinguish his inflamed clothing.
This simulacrum of firefighters, which was seen «as if it were a real situation, performing all the procedures inherent to alert, dispatch, mobilization and operational notifications», is part of the program “90 years… 90 activities!” of the celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the Firefighters of Portimão.
According to this Fire Department, “a thematic exercise will take place every month aimed at each of the different aspects of intervention in protection and relief operations”.
In March, recognizing the risk associated with the intense maritime activity in the county, the choice fell on the organization of "a livex exercise (with real means) that would allow testing the response to a fire on a vessel and the articulation with other Protection Agents Civil, namely the Maritime Authority, as a jurisdictionally competent entity in that space». According to the Firefighters of Portimão, the objectives were "completely achieved".
This "important pedagogical and operational training moment" had the participation of Fire Fighting Teams, Pre-Hospital Emergency Teams and a Diving Team from the Fire Department of Portimão, as well as operatives from the Maritime Police, Municipal Protection Service Civil and representatives of Docapesca, in a total of 24 operational and 10 vehicles.
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