Off-Site Fire Emergency Response Drill Carried out at Haddo Wharf

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 07 March 2025

An Off-Site Emergency Response Drill simulating a fireplace incident was carried out at Haddo Wharf on Thursday by the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), Haddo, Sri Vijaya Puram, in coordination with the Directorate of Disaster Management. The drill aimed to evaluate real-time emergency response capabilities by making a simulated fireplace situation.

The train examined the preparedness of the IOCL staff and numerous Emergency Support Functionaries (ESFs), together with the A&N Police, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), A&N Fire & Emergency Services, Directorate of Health Services, and the Port Management Board (PMB) in successfully dealing with such crises.

Upon receiving the mock fireplace alert, IOCL swiftly activated its emergency response mechanism and notified key companies, together with ERSS, the State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC), Fire & Health Control Rooms, and different related authorities. Meanwhile, IOCL personnel had been mobilized to regulate the hearth, as fireplace tenders and response groups rushed to the scene to comprise the state of affairs. Ambulance transported the injured people to the hospital as a part of the train.

The drill was formally referred to as off at 11:45 AM, adopted by a debriefing session the place observers highlighted key findings and areas for enchancment. Officials from the Police, Fire, Health, NDRF, CISF, and Disaster Management departments had been urged to offer common security coaching for IOCL personnel to boost preparedness for real-life emergencies.

Such mock drills play a vital function in strengthening catastrophe response mechanisms and making certain swift motion in case of precise incidents.