Aerodrome Rescue & Firefighting Unit at Mangalore International Airport is Ready: Check Out

Aerodrome Rescue & Firefighting Unit at Mangalore International Airport is Ready: Check Out

Aerodrome Rescue and Firefighting unit of Mangalore international Airport is ready after strengthening manpower, statutory exercises, augmenting training for its personnel, following SOPs, mutual ideation with their counterparts, ARFF strives to create a safe, secure, and efficient air hub.

Mangalore International Airport has enabled the ARFF unit at this category 7 airport by recruiting the mandated numbers. From 37 ARFF personnel in 2020, Mangalore International Airport has increased the ARFF personnel strength to 72 to serve the stakeholders effectively. This enables ARFF to have 17 personnel per shift against 12 personnel earlier, giving them the operational edge. The ARFF personnel also completed pressure fed fuel firefighting course with assistance from ONGC at Goa for future requirement.

With an eye on enhancing operational capability and being future ready, ARFF has further acquired new water pumps, protection suits for its personnel, started in-house foam induction ratio testing. ARFF is also in the process of procuring other essential equipment including two ambulances that will help make this unit a self-sustaining one and ready to meet emergent situations with ease.