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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1985

IS TO INTRODUCE THE OUTDOOR DISPLAY, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 10 AM, THE ROLES PLAYED BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTIES.

VISITORS TO THE SHOW WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE WEST GERMAN- MADE 50-METRE TURNTABLE LADDER, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST MODERN FIRE APPLIANCES IN THE WORLD. THE GIANT FIRE BOAT NO. 6 WILL MOOR AT QUEEN'S PIER, AND CONDUCTED TOURS OF THE SPECIALLY DESIGNED VESSEL WILL BE ARRANGED BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM.

OTHER MAJOR APPLIANCES ON DISPLAY WILL INCLUDE A HYDRAULIC PLATFORM, AN AMBULANCE, AN AMBULANCE LANDROVER, A MOBILE CASUALTY TREATMENT CENTRE, A MOBILE COMMAND UNIT TO BE MANNED BY SENIOR FIREWOMEN, AND VAR IOUS RESCUE EQUIPMENT USED IN DEALING WITH ALL FORMS OF EMERGENCIES, RANGING FROM LANDSLIDES, FIRE FIGHTING, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, HOUSE COLLAPSES TO MOUNTAIN RESCUES.

THE SHOW WILL ALSO FEATURE COLOURFUL PHOTOGRAPHS OF FIREMEN AT WORK AND AT LEISURE, SOME OF THE WORST FIRES THAT OCCURRED IN RECENT YEARS AND FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS FROM LAND, AIR AND SEA.

A VIDEO CORNER WILL BE SET UP WHERE VIDEO TAPES ON SOME MAJOR INCIDENTS WILL BE SHOWN.

A TEMPORARY RECRUITMENT CENTRE WILL ALSO BE SET UP WHERE INTERESTED SPECTATORS CAN HAVE A TRY-OUT OF MEASUREMENT, EYE-SIGHT AND STRENGTH TESTS.

FIRE PROTECTION BUREAU OFFICERS WILL BE PRESENT AT A FIRE PREVENTION COUNTER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND DEMONSTRATE THE OPERATION OF SOME COMMON TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. FIRE SERVICES INFORMATION OFFICER WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

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