Ship Fires vs. Structure Fires: Differences and Preparation

摘要

Firefighters who work around the nation's seaports are confronted with emergencies that they are less than full prepared to deal with: the much-dreaded fires that occur aboard large vessels. The sheer magnitude of the challenge that a ship fire presents to the responding units can be very intimidating and may quickly overwhelm the available resources. Among other things Colombi shares that the shortcomings in preparedness can result to a great loss of life, property losses in the millions of dollars, environmental disasters, and a major disruption to port activities, not to mention a more perilous task for fire crews.