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Heathrow Airport
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It was our pleasure @ThatSillyGinge Josh, great to get a pilot’s perspective too
Today I was extremely fortunate to get a look around @HeathrowFire with @jumpjim and @CliffordAgius! A very impressive setup of two fire stations that cover the entirety of Heathrow Airport as well as certain off-site locations in the immediate vicinity.
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It was our pleasure @jumpjim
Thanks @HeathrowFire for an excellent day out, and some really useful insights in to aircraft firefighting. They have some MOST excellent toys to play with as well 😁. This is a @RosenbauerUK Panther HRET (High Reach Extendable Turret), able to reach those places other fire
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New hose layer and new command vehicles currently being built, no new major foam tenders for approximately 3 to 4 years
@HeathrowFire any news on new vehicles please thanks
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Hiya @BT77W 👋 Myself @jumpjim and @ThatSillyGinge are down with @HeathrowFire today playing with the toys.
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To aid our driver and monitor ops training we’ve hired @RosenbauerUK Panther simulator, very realistic!!
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Airport safety week at Heathrow, the team played their part showing off some of our capabilities
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Wish all fire teams across the world a very happy International Firefighters Day from all at @HeathrowFire
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It’s 6 days to the Invisible Risk seminar, the largest event in the UK to date on the subject of the particulate risk to responders. We have 210 delegates attending, representing 130 organisations. We look forward to welcoming everyone booked in! https://t.co/QmVQbd5vNB
invisiblerisk.co.uk
Protect responders, Drive change, Celebrate progress, Save lives.
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Not yet, we will post on here when we are recruiting again- currently fully crewed
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Happy to present another 20 year LSGC medal to one of our Red Watch firefighters, Mick Brophy
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Fun flying tonight and nice to see @HeathrowFire on local standby near the runway @HeathrowAirport ready to pounce if we get it wrong. Thanks to the awesome @LHRDirector controllers for thier support and hard work bit if a coaster ride down the approach in the worst of the winds.
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Applications for the Flying Scholarships for the disabled scheme are open for three more weeks. If you are 18+, weigh 115kgs or below, UK resident and allowed to drive by the DVLA then go for it! Applications close January 31st https://t.co/r8lXsub1Hx
#Aviation #Avgeek #Avgeeks
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Agree @CliffordAgius very visual example of how to evacuate, undoubtedly one of the reasons for no fatalities on the A350, along with the competence of the flight deck and cabin crew #welldonejal
I think all airlines should have this very important safety info in the video it no doubt helped save lives yesterday. No bags taken off and everybody off safely. Well done @JALairlines
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A few asking about the mention of the Firefighter Safety Maxim that was mentioned yesterday and a possible answer as to why the FF’s were “standing around not doing much” See photo- no life risk, no risk to Ff safety
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Hence why comments of “standing around” With the aircraft severely damaged by fire, there would also be risk on collapse hence why defensive ( knowing all pax and crew accounted for) firefighting taking place- without being there hard to know but assuming from videos
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Aim would be to extinguish fire with foam however if there’s no life risk, fire service likely to go into “defensive mode” therefore not risking the safety of the firefighters. If there were saveable life then some risk would be taken. It’s called the firefighter safety maxim.
@doobry @Busstop36 @denkmit @HeathrowFire … Any chance you could elaborate on what the aims of the fire suppression are?
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