AFP deliver firefighting equipment to RSIPF’s Fire & Rescue
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The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF)’s Fire and Rescue Service has received new firefighting equipment from the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
The essential equipment, worth about SBD$280,000, included firefighting boots, gloves, torches, hoses, hose branches and a generator. The gift from the AFP is intended to help the RSIPF when responding to fire, rescue and hazardous material incidents.
Inspector Gary Power, provides advisory support to the RSIPF’s Fire and Rescue Service under a secondment arrangement between the AFP and the Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW).
“We are pleased that officers in the Fire and Rescue Service will now have new firefighting boots and gloves that are important in protecting them from extreme temperatures,” Inspector Gary said.
He said the AFP is also delivering a new generator to help the Fire and Rescue Service with lighting during firefighting operations at night.
Inspector Gary said he hopes the equipment will improve the work efficiency of the RSIPF Fire and Rescue team. For instance, the new hose branches will enable efficient use of water in confined compartment firefighting.
He said the equipment will enhance the readiness of the RSIPF in safely responding to future fire, rescue and hazardous material incidents.
RSIPF -Commissioner thanked the AFP and the Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) for their ongoing support and asked the RSIPF Fire Services to use it for its intended purposes with care.