Gulkarmat Held Earthquake And Fire Simulations In Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta
Earthquake and fire simulation officers at Pesanggrahan South Jakarta/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The South Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency (Gulkarmat) conducted a simulation of earthquake and fire prevention at the Pesanggrahan District Office to train rescue and emergency evacuation methods.

"This rehearsal for the operation plan is in the context of mitigating fire disasters to measure response time, community readiness, relevant agencies, and firefighters," said Head of Sector IV of Pesanggrahan Sub-district, South Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Agus Wijaya, as reported by Antara, Thursday, September 29.

Agus said that apart from measuring the response time and community readiness, the readiness of fire infrastructure is also important to prepare as anticipation.

A total of 75 personnel and three units of fire engines together with sub-district officials carried out a rehearsal scenario for earthquake and fire prevention.

The implementation starts at 08.30 WIB and ends at 10.30 WIB so it will take two hours.

Agus hopes, in this activity the community can understand and anticipate if an unwanted disaster occurs one day.

The activity was carried out at the Pesanggrahan District Office Building Pesanggrahan Raya Street No.2 RT.005/RW.003.

"The public, if they receive information about the fire, can contact the emergency number of the South Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. via telephone number 021-7515054," he said.


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