FAAN Commissions 10 High Capacity Firefighting Vehicles to Boost Safety at Airports
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commissioned 10 newly procured brand new high capacity firefighting vehicles to boost safety of flight operations at the nation’s airports.
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, the managing director of the Authority, Captain Rabiu Hamisu Yadudu, expressed the Authority’s appreciation to the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, through the Ministry of Aviation, headed by the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, stressing that in fostering safety and security of flight operations, the federal government has focused on the tripod of rehabilitation/upgrade of infrastructure, capacity building, and training/manpower development.
Captain Yadudu revealed that comprehensive training programmes have been arranged for the users of the vehicles and the mechanical department to ensure the vehicles were not only used as specified by the manufacturers but also maintained accordingly.
The FAAN managing director also said that eight new water tankers for continuous agent applications, 11 ambulances, two brand new Response Commanders’ Vehicles, and Aircraft Removal, and Recovery Equipment have also been procured and deployed to various airports.
He pledged that the Authority would continue to prioritise safety and security at the nation’s airports and urged the Air Rescue and Fire Fighting Department to make the best use of the newly commissioned equipment.
FAAN spokesperson, Faith Hope-Ivbaze, said “the Lion Volkan 6×6 Brand, Major Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicles (MFFV), which carries 14,000 litres of water, 1,700 litres of foam, 250kg powder capacity each, and monitors the discharge rate of between 6,000 litres to 10,000 litres per minute would be deployed to the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano.
“With an acceleration rate of 0-80km per hour in 30 seconds, each of the truck possesses limitless capacity to discharge while in motion, they are also equipped with under chassis nozzles to tackle running fuel fire.”
