Finnish Fireman Works to Help Kabul Firefighters
A firefighter in Finland is trying to help firefighters in Kabul, Afghanistan (from Helsingin Sanomat).
Paul Eskelinen , 34, from Espoo, is a stubborn man. Just so you know.He works as a fireman and ambulance driver at the Espoonlahti emergency centre. In addition he is organising help for his colleagues in Afghanistan, although he runs into resistance from all sides.
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A city of five million inhabitants should have at least ten fire stations, Eskelinen estimates. Now they have just four. They have seven functioning fire engines, and they are all 20-30 years old. "They do not even fit in the narrow streets." The fire hydrant system was destroyed in the civil war. The fire engine has to return to the station to refill, which can take as long as an hour. Due to the lack of fire engines, the firefighters travel on the roofs of the vehicles. "If the driver brakes too fast, men fall off and get hurt."
This really shows that the Afghan fire service is in dire need of assistance. If you know of programs that already exist to address this need, please let me know.
