Air Force concludes first SERT training
View(s):The Sri Lanka Air Force Fire and Rescue Service successfully concluded the first ever Specialised Emergency Response Team (SERT) Training Course, with the Certificate Awarding ceremony at Fire School and Fire Tender Maintenance Squadron (FS&FTMS) recently.
This programme marks the first NFPA-aligned SERT practical training course conducted within the Sri Lanka Air Force, significantly enhancing the operational readiness and disaster response capability of the SLAF Fire and Rescue Service.
During the training period trainees underwent training with respect to, Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF), Air Sea Rescue, Domestic firefighting, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR), Community First Aid, Disaster Response, Hazmat Operations, Maritime firefighting, Special construction vehicles, Road Traffic accidents (RTA) and Disaster relief operations.
As part of the practical training phase, Air–Sea Rescue training involving helicopter winch operations was conducted using a Bell 412 helicopter, focusing on Heli-borne rescue procedures, Aircraft–Rescuer coordination, communication protocols, emergency procedures and maritime extraction techniques.
The Certificate Awarding Ceremony was attended by the Chief Fire Officer (CFO) SLAF Fire Service, Group Captain Hemantha Balasooriya as chief guest of the event and the Special Awards were awarded to trainees who have excelled in the said training during the ceremony by the chief guest.
The training course was carried out under the supervision of the Director Geneal Air Operations, Air Vice Marshal Dammika Dias, Director General Training, Air Vice Marshal Thushara Weeraratne and the Chief Fire Officer, Group Captain Hemantha Balasooriya.
The course was conducted by the Fire School and Fire Tender Maintenance Squadron (FS&FTMS) under the guidance of the Base Commander, SLAF Base Katunayake, Air Commodore Amitha Jayamaha, and the Commanding Officer FS&FTMS, Group Captain
Chamil Hettiarachchi.
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