POK Company HQ Witnesses Life-Size Fire Exercise Simulation To Gauge Fire Rescue And Emergency Preparedness

On June 26th, 2018 at 12.15 pm, when a thick smoke invaded the main building of the POK S.A.S company headquarters, the fire alert was given out very quickly and the building evacuated. A few minutes later, the Fire Brigade siren sounded, announcing the arrival of the fire fighters.

Once there, debriefing was done to set up the action plan, including emergency action, rescuing the victims and extinguishing the fire. Another mission accomplished by the Fire Brigade.

Life-size fire exercise simulation

“Don’t panic! Everyone is safe and sound and the building is clear,” said a fire brigade official. Indeed, this is only the scenario used to simulate a life-size fire exercise within the POK company headquarters. This exercise, which lasted about one hour, is not just important for the POK organization, but also for the Nogent-sur-Seine Fire and Rescue Centre, in France.

Indeed, the staging, of regular maneuvers, in companies, and in particular on industrial sites, is necessary for the firemen. This is a unique opportunity to become familiar with a site on which they could be called upon to intervene.

Ensuring a quick and quality intervention

This exercise is an excellent way to apprehend a potential intervention within the company

This exercise is an excellent way to apprehend a potential intervention within the company. It guarantees a good knowledge of the area and risk factors, thus guaranteeing a quick and quality intervention. For the Fire Brigade, only one priority: To be efficient.

As far as POK is concerned, it is an excellent way of ensuring the quality of their installations and procedures in the event of incidents. It is also an opportunity to make improvements or invest even more to guarantee employee safety.

Working with the Fire Brigade

In order to supervise this maneuver, two Adjutants and the Captain of the Nogent-sur-Seine Fire and Rescue Centre were present. The presence of external supervisors is necessary to detect all the points of improvement for the Fire Brigade, as well as the investments and improvement to be planned for POK.

For POK, creating quality products is not enough. Guaranteeing the safety of its teams is a priority. Every year, the company makes numerous investments to bring the Nogentais site, which it has occupied since 1990, up to standard. These continuous improvements guarantee the safety not only of their employees, but also of the many customers who visit the company HQ and production site.

Their proximity with the Fire Brigade, with whom they share many values, has allowed POK to set up this exercise with a single aim to guarantee the safety of all.