A Funny Fire Drill Video

So our hospital recently held a fire and evacuation drill. Now you wouldn't think that would be funny but considering it was our first drill ever and they did it up big, it was funny, although it is probably funnier if you know the people involved. I know you won't be able to understand most of what is said but in general it follows a routine. The nurses are conducting bedside report when a "fire" is discovered. The nurses notify others and they try to put the fire out but are unsuccessful. An evacuation is then declared. What follows is the staff evacuating each of wards. The patients in the beds and family members are actually hospital staff. Actual patients stayed safe in their beds. Then the fire department is notified (by cell phone) and asked to come. They arrive and all work together to put out the fire.

Here is where it gets serious though, our nearest fire department is an hour away. There is no calling 911 and in a few minutes there is a rapid response of trained professionals. That means if a fire were to really happen we would most likely be on our own to put it out. It is not unusual for entire blocks in nearby towns to burn because of a small fire that started in someone's house and because there is no fire department with hydrants, trucks, and hoses nearby. This has been something that has concerned our hospital and missionary staff (specifically Dr. Paul Geary) for many years and they recently took steps to address. Instead of just fire extinguishers we now have high pressure water valves with fire hoses placed in strategic locations throughout the hospital. So this was an opportunity for us to test that system and for the fire department to instruct our team here on how best to put out a fire (which is why you see them learning how to use the fire hoses and adjust the spray nozzles). It helps that the building they were spraying was demolished in the last week or so to make way for a new building (more on that in another post). Now we just have to pray that if we ever do have a fire, it happens in the rainy season so we have a full reservoir to supply those hoses!

...simulasi keselamatan kebakaran gedung RSU Beth Serukam
Posted by Khalibamakng on Monday, May 4, 2015