Total Manor Park passes fire-simulation test

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Swiftly executed, last Thursday’s fire drill at TotalEnergies’ Manor Park service station got the nod of the Jamaica Fire Brigade for having met required standards, though “there is no perfect drill”, as pointed out by Acting Sergeant Lecia Oliver, who, along with District Officer Shaun Hamilton, oversaw the mid-morning forecourt-fire simulation in the heart of busy upper Constant Spring Road, St Andrew.

“The protocols—shutting down all systems and quickly calling the necessary agencies, plus evacuation, which was done within the given time—two and a half minutes—were all accomplished,” Oliver noted.

“There is no perfect drill, meaning there is always room for improvement, but if this were a real scenario, there would be no severe damage based on how they responded,” she added.