Mur Lura

PRESENTATION BY MIA OF TWO FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLES TO ENEMALTA AND MALTA DRYDOCKS

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30/08/2001

Safety and security at the place of work are of utmost importance and	Government is committed to see safety standards in Malta upgraded as required. This was stated by the Minister for Economic Services, Josef Bonnici during a presentation of two fire fighting vehicles to Enemalta and Malta Drydocks.
One essential aspect of safety at the place of work	is the provision of adequate equipment in case of an emergency. Minister Bonnici said that, in the eventuality of a fire, both Enemalta and Malta Drydocks will be in a better position to respond effectively, now that they will have these fire-fighting vehicles permanently stationed at their place of work. He augured that these fire engines will never need to be used; but it is good to know that they will be on hand if required. Prevention is always better than cure and safety also required an ongoing investment in training, and this is what is happening at both Enemalta and Malta Drydocks.
This presentation has been possible because Malta	International Airport plc has just put into service three brand new Rosenbauer Panther Major Foam Vehicles, which have made MIA’s older equipment surplus to their requirements. The capacity and capability of the new vehicles that have recently been put into service has enabled MIA plc to sustain Aerodrome operations at an unprecedented Airfield Category 9 level of safety.
The fire fighting vehicles which were presented to	Enemalta and Malta Drydocks, are two TUCANO fire engines that were procured by the Government of Malta in 1991, with funds from the Italo-Maltese financial protocol. The vehicles have been kept fully functional since their commissioning date, and are still today in excellent shape. At the time of delivery, the Tucano vehicles represented a major step forward in Fire fighting vehicle technology being of aerodynamic design, built on a purposely constructed chassis and making use of electronic controls for the specialist (fire fighting) equipment mounted on them. Much of their equipment is still to be found on most modern fire fighting platforms of more recent make and type, making the capabilities of the two Tucano fire engines far from being obsolete.
It is with great pleasure that MIA plc has released	these vehicles for service at other sites and it is also willing to offer operator training to both Enemalta and Malta Drydocks employees. A number of proprietary spares, manuals and spare tyres are also being included with the vehicles.

The basic specification of the vehicles is as follows:

Prime Mover Iveco V8 17 ltr Twin Turbo Diesel, rear mounted.

Water tank capacity 9000 ltrs

Foam capacity 1000 ltrs

Foam proportioner installed

Pump capacity 6300 ltrs/min @ 15 bar

Foam delivery capicity 5500 ltr/min @ 17 bar

Hose reels Qty 2, electric rewind