FSD’s unique operations release for hill fires throughout Chung Yeung Festival (with images)
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The Fire Services Department (FSD) today (October 27) revealed the unique operations implementation for hill fires throughout the Chung Yeung Festival. It likewise prompted members of the general public to prevent leaving ignition sources when commemorating forefathers at graveyards or going to the countryside to avoid hill fires.
The FSD is totally prepared and released the unique operations release, consisting of establishing a High Command in the previous weekend to reinforce co-ordination and the ability to react to hill fires amongst functional systems. In addition, through versatile allotment of internal resources, additional frontline personnel and fire services devices were released to manage emergency situations.
The FSD recognized 8 hill fire hotspots in North District in the New Territories after evaluation. Over 200 extra frontline personnel from the FSD and the Civil Aid Service were released to form patrol groups to patrol these hotspots. The groups served to advise the general public to be careful with fire, and to rapidly snuff out preliminary fires to avoid the spread of hill fires where possible.
The FSD actively worked together with the neighborhood on fire avoidance promotion. With the strengthened ties with the District Fire Safety Committees through the FSD Community Collaboration Network, and in cooperation with the FSD Community Emergency Responder Honorary Presidents’ Association and FSD Community Emergency Responders, the department shared fire security messages to the general public at numerous graveyards and backwoods over the previous weekend.
In regards to innovation application, apart from utilizing drones geared up with speakers to transmit fire avoidance messages at graveyards, the FSD likewise made use of 2 low-altitude economy Regulatory Sandbox jobs for the very first time. The department released a 30-kilogram payload capability drone to carry fire-fighting devices such as versatile knapsack pumps and fire beaters to boost functional effectiveness. Furthermore, drones and automated drone docks were released to perform routine free patrols in the countryside to accomplish early fire detection by leveraging AI innovation. The devices allowed rescuers to assess the onsite scenario more immediately and make implementations appropriately.
As information exposed that the majority of hill fires are brought on by human neglect, avoiding hill fires counts on the collective efforts of different celebrations. The FSD advises the general public not to leave any ignition sources or to burn weeds in order to avoid hill fires.