Burdekin firefighters spent some time at Wilmar Sugar’s Pioneer Mill last month, to do a site familiarisation tour and begin planning a joint emergency exercise drill.
The site familiarisation was led by Operations Superintendent, Dean McNamara, and Safety Advisor, Ashley Corradi.
During the visit, new members of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) team were informed about site-specific risks and where fire safety equipment is located on-site.
They also met Manager Operations, Matt Norton, Emergency Response Team (ERT) Captain, Patrick Patterson, and ERT member, Ryan Taylor.
Ashley said the site famil was beneficial to both QFES and Wilmar Sugar and Renewables employees.
"It is important that new members of the QFES do these visits as it makes the site familiar to them, ensuring a quick response in the case of an incident,” she said.
QFES officers make site visits to our other factories on a regular basis. They also participate in mock emergencies with Wilmar's emergency response teams, Queensland Ambulance Service and Queensland Police Service.
Pictured during the familiarisation tour are, from left, Emergency Response Team Captain Patrick Patterson, Senior Firefighter Peter Felesina, Firefighter Lindsay Wilson, Firefighter Carter Dal Ponte, Station Officer Ash Ryder and Operations Superintendent Dean McNamara. Photo source: Wilmar Sugar and Renewables
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