The exercise, which does not look like the truth in Eskişehir, took their breath away. “Fire Drill” on the high-speed train inside the tunnel, which was made for the first time in Turkey; rescue scenes, make-up and scenario did not look for the truth.
A "Fire Drill" was held at Eskişehir High Speed Train Station in order to experience the rescue teams within the framework of the Provincial Risk Reduction Plan. 21 response vehicles, 249 personnel and 309 AFAD volunteers participated in the exercise.
EXERCISE FIRST IN TURKEY
The first exercise in Turkey, in which the fire in the high-speed train inside the tunnel on the High Speed Train line was animated, was carried out under the coordination of Eskişehir Provincial Disaster Directorate. In the wide-ranging exercise, as per the scenario, a fire broke out while he was in the tunnel on the High Speed Train from Ankara to Eskişehir. While there were 309 passengers on the train, 11 of these passengers were evacuated on stretchers with serious injuries.
The 298 passengers who were affected by the accident but survived with minor injuries were evacuated from the exercise area with guidance. While firefighters responded to the fire that broke out during the exercise, 84 non-governmental organization members from Odunpazarı Municipality Search and Rescue (OBAK), Dorlion Search and Rescue (DAK), AKUT and Trace Association helped the passengers who were trapped on the train, as well as AFAD teams.
In the exercise held at Eskişehir YHT Station, 5 vehicles and 26 personnel from the Provincial Disaster and Emergency Directorate, 9 vehicles and 39 personnel from the Eskişehir Police Department, 5 vehicles and 18 personnel from the Metropolitan Municipality firefighters, 2 vehicles and 12 personnel from the Provincial Health Directorate UMKE teams, TCDD A total of 70 response vehicles, including 84 personnel from Eskişehir YHT Station Directorate, Odunpazarı Municipality Search and Rescue (OBAK), Dorlion Search and Rescue (DAK), AKUT and Iz Association officials, and 21 personnel, as well as 249 AFAD volunteers.
The make-up of the injured was done by the students and teachers of Gazi Vocational High School in the exercise, where the teams that came to the field due to the Transition to Higher Education exam did not use sirens. to the exercise; Deputy Governor İsmail Soykan, YHT Regional Manager Yunus Uğurlu, TCDD officials, AFAD Eskişehir Manager Recep Bayar and Eskişehir YHT Station Manager Süleyman Hilmi Özer and other interested parties attended.
“IT WAS AN EXERCISE THAT CANNOT FIND THE TRUTH”
Making a statement about the exercise, Eskişehir Deputy Governor İsmail Soykan thanked the participating teams for their success. Defining the exercise as an exercise that does not look like the truth, Deputy Governor Soykan used the following expressions: “We all went inside for the exercise. The fire started. AFAD was notified by the Station Directorate after the fire started. Relevant departments were notified immediately. The units we counted gathered here. With 1026 lighting, it was passed inside. We went to the fire area together. First, the firefighters passed with the vehicles of TCDD. Other teams followed suit. The wounded were evacuated from inside. Two of our wounded were lifted directly up with a tripod in the form of a crane. Others were moved and removed. We have 2 injured. Interventions for the lightly wounded were made here. In this way, our exercise continues. This is an exercise. Of course, there may be shortcomings. Our friends also take note of those shortcomings. When it is real, we will try to finalize this work with the least mistakes. Congratulations my friends. They really made some serious preparations. Our volunteers and especially non-governmental organizations rescue teams have done this work meticulously. It was an exercise that did not look for the truth. I would like to thank those who contributed to this exercise.”
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