WEB WATCH

摘要

In drill school, we were taught to "never" do this or "never" do that. Here is a "never": "Never let a firefighter operate a forklift at a fire." Say you respond to a warehouse fire and need to move stock or rolls of carpeting for salvage. You look over in the corner and see a forklift with several firefighters standing near it. You yell out, "Can any of you operate that thing?" How many do you think will say, "Yes"? So, at 3:00 a.m., where can you get fork-lift operators? Where can you get heavy equipment and heavy equipment operators to the scene within one hour? It's all in the preparation. Share how you were able to secure operators and equipment during a disaster in your community by preparing before the twister went through! Roundtable question: What steps has your department taken to ensure access to heavy equipment and operators for a disaster in your community?