Clark fire trucks respond quickly in hotel’s fire drill

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2018/04/04/clark-fire-trucks-respond-quickly-hotels-fire-drill-596759
• Thursday, April 5, 2018

By Reynaldo G. Navales

CLARK FREEPORT --- At least two fire trucks responded in less than 10 minutes after a distress call sent by executives of Park Inn by Radisson Hotel which conducted a fire drill on Monday.

Retired Air Force Colonel Francis L. Rosales, security of manager of Park Inn by Radisson Clark, said they created a scenario where firemen need to rescue several casualties trapped inside the hotel rooms.

Prior to the drill, hotel personnel informed their tenants to stay calm and cooperate with authorities during the conduct of the fire drill.

Hotel employees and some guests were evacuated into a command post for accounting and assessment.

PIRC general manager Zenaida Alcantara has underscored the need to practice the emergency procedure to be used in case of fire.

She said PIRC is conducting fire drills twice a year in order to educate its employees and guests about the things to do in case of fire and other disasters.

Rosales thanked the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) Public Safety Department for cooperating and immediately sending firemen and rescue teams during the fire drill.

After the fire drill, personnel from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Angeles City conducted a lecture on how to douse fire using extinguishers.