IANS
PANJIM: In a first in India, instead of a big red wagon roaring through town, firemen in Goa will now zip on motorcycles to assess the situation, douse fires and tackle emergencies, ahead of the fire engines.
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Goa State fire services chief Ashok Menon said that the motorcycle unit was the first of its kind and would be the first to be dispatched from the fire station to assess and tackle emergencies. “The motorcycle first response team will reach the emergency site first. The reason why we are starting this is because in crowded areas, a fire engine sometimes finds it difficult to get through, whereas a motorcycle can easily navigate through traffic,” Menon told IANS.
The two-man firefighters unit will have backpacks with compressed foam, gear, rope and other equipment which would be the fire services equivalent of a medical emergency kit.
“Motorcycles can also use the smaller roads to get to emergency and fire accidents sooner,” Menon said.
