CNPC firefighting and rescue crews head for quake-hit areas

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Publish time:5/16/2008 9:39:00 AM      Source: CNPC
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    After the occurrence of the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan Province, CNPC required all its professional fire brigades to be in first-degree combat readiness and well-prepared to take part in rescue activities. Currently, four teams of full-time firefighters have been organized, two of which are already engaged in relief activities.

 

    At 8:09 pm on May 13, a 22-strong crew from Lanzhou Petrochemical headed for Sichuan, driving seven firefighting and rescue vehicles. Another crew consisting of 28 full-time firefighters from Chongqing and Suining fire brigades under Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company, equipped with large-sized breakdown devices, headed to Deyang in Sichuan Province at 8:40 am on May 14.

 

    CNPC required all brigades, which are ready to participate in disaster relief, to instantly check all firefighting vehicles, devices and personal protection tools, replenish relief materials in a timely manner, earnestly carry out safeguard measures and requirements, and be ready to set out at any moment. The rescue crews of Changqing Oilfield Company and Urumqi Petrochemical Company have also finished their preparations and are waiting for the departure order from the State Safety Production and Emergency Rescue Command Center.