ARFF organizes capacity building program for stakeholder agencies
Mangaluru, Feb 23, 2022: The Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) unit of Mangaluru International Airport organized the first of three-capacity building program session for the stakeholder agencies on Feb 22.
The ARFF is organizing these sessions in the run up to the full-scale aerodrome emergency exercise planned together with the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on May 4.
Twenty-one personnel from Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services (KSF&ES) led by the district fire officer and seven personnel from State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) attended the first session. Under this initiative, the KSF&ES and SDRF personnel will be familiarized with the topography and layout of the airport, to help them meet any exigency.
The ARFF unit will take the remaining personnel at KSF&ES and SDRF through the familiarization process in the other sessions that will be held in due course. The district fire and emergency services and their counterparts from other industrial units, as well as the SDRF act as first supporters in case of any emergency at the airport and familiarization is an important facet for them to function as a cohesive unit.
The ARFF unit at MIA will also conduct a similar capacity building program for the fire and emergency response units of major industries in the vicinity. This initiative further reinforces the commitment of Mangaluru International Airport to meet professional standards aimed at strengthening and consolidating safety processes.
