Wednesday, November 22, 1972
A number of other new stations are planned for Wong Tai Sin,
Shek Kip Mei and Kowloon Bay in Kowloon; Quarry Bay, Kotewall Road, Chung
Hom Kok, Causeway Bay and the Peak on Hong Kong Island; and Castle Peak,
Sha Tin and Sai Kung in the New Territories.
In addition, consideration is also being given to the construction
of new ambulance depots in Yuen Long, Quarry Bay, Mount Davis and Kwai Chung.
At present, there are seven such depots throughout Hong Kong and
sites have been earmarked for another five. The last one was recently completed
in Waterloo Road and replaces the old Mongkok Depot.
The equipment in use by the Fire Services is among the most up to
date in the world. It has 11 turntable ladders, 96 pumps of all types, two
hydraulic platforms (snorkels), three foam tenders, two breathing apparatus
tenders, 28 pump and rescue escapes and some 60 ambulances plus 10 temporary
vehicles. Further new ambulances will be arriving shortly.
In addition, there are six fireboats. The largest of these is the
"Alexander Grantham," which is capable of delivering water at the rate of
10,000 gallons a minute and can also make foam.
These boats are invaluable not only in fires which break out on
ships in the harbour but also operating as base booster pumps to supplement
water supplies at fires within reach of the shore line.
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