STORY: MOGADISHU FIREFIGHTERS ACQUIRE

COMMAND AND RESCUE SKILLS

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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 2015/3/27 NAIROBI, KENYA

SHOT LIST
1. Wide shot, Fire engine vehicle arriving at the scene
2. Med shot, Firefighters bringing down the ladder
3. Close up, Firefighters bringing down the ladder
4. Wide shot, Firefighters running to the scene
5. Med shot, Firefighters climbing up the ladder
6. Wide shot, Firefighters entering the building
7. Med shot, Firefighters laying down a stretcher
8. Close up, Firefighters placing a victim on the stretcher
9. Wide shot, Firefighters carrying the victim
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SOUNDBITE (Somali), Team leader Mogadishu
Firefighter Abdiweli Mumin Abdi:
I am so happy to be among the 18 Mogadishu firefighters and
rescue team of Somalia. Today we received an important
lesson called incident command. We learnt how to respond to
an incident and also how to respond to fire, be it to put it off or
save victims and having an assembly point where all victims
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are taken.
Wide shot, Firefighters entering the building
Med shot, Firefighters climbing the stairs
Close up, instructors showing the Firefighters how to maintain

a low position
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Med shot, instructors showing the Firefighters how to maintain
a low position
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Close up, Firefighter
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Close up, Firefighter holding a fire extinguisher

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SOUNDBITE (Somali), Mogadishu Firefighter Abdullahi

Ibrahim Seyid:
Today we received two practical trainings. One part was how
to put off a fire and the second was how to rescue victims who
have been trapped or injured in a building. We have been
taught how to climb a ladder; we were also taught how to
access a burning building using the ladder, through the safest
place. Trainers ordered us to move while crawling down
because the fire is always burning up and so you have to
move under.
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Med shot, Assistant Chief fire officer Kenya Airports Authority

Francis Ndeleva conduction a theoretical class

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Close up, Assistant Chief fire officer Kenya Airports Authority
Francis Ndeleva conduction a theoretical class
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Close up, Kenya Airports Authority fire and rescue logo
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SOUNDBITE (English), Assistant Chief fire officer Kenya
Airports Authority Francis Ndeleva:
This is an advanced fire fighter course, which is more about
leadership, command and control and thats what we were
doing today. We have gone through other lessons, which are
very crucial but the buildup, the climax is the instant
command and control and as we have witnessed today, we
have really done well. Good communication, they was good
communication. They were sharing what was the best way to
deal with the situation. We have seen them use rescue lines,
which of course requires a lot of training but at this level, they
have really done well.
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Wide shot, Firefighters jogging

Med shot, Firefighters jogging
Wide shot, Kenya Airport Authorities
Med shot, Firefighter trainers listening to the closing remarks
SOUNDBITE (English) Mogadishu Firefighter Mohamed

Sahal Adan:
During our training, we have understood and learnt many
topics relating to our profession, which we did not know
before. Among them is leadership in fire service, which

enables us to maintain chain of command, in a country where

law and order is difficult to understand.
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Med shot, Firefighter trainers listening to the closing remarks

Close up, Firefighter trainers listening to the closing remarks
SOUNDBITE (Somali) Mogadishu Deputy Mayor, Osmail

Abdi Guure:
Its my pleasure to be with you today and to listen to your
trainers and I must admit you proved that you have benefitted
from the lessons taught by your trainers, who praise your
work and language skills. We hope that you can be the future
trainers of all the 18 regions in Somalia, as you have already
trained others in Mogadishu. We are receiving many more
requests and we hope you will continue to do well so that we
reduce such foreign trips for training and Mogadishu becomes
the center for training in Somalia.
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Med shot, Firefighter trainers listening to the closing remarks

Close up, Firefighter trainers listening to the closing remarks
SOUNDBITE (Somali), Somali ambassador to Kenya, H.E

Mohamed Ali Nur Ameriko:

As we know, we have a population of 3 million people in
Mogadishu.The Deputy Mayor told us there is need to train
more firefighters and I agree with him but would wish to
reiterate that we need to include women firefighters in the
next training in order to balance the training.
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Wide shot, Firefighters receiving certificates

Med shot, Firefighters receiving certificates

STORY
NAIROBI, Kenya At least 18 Somali firefighters have completed
an advanced command and rescue course in Nairobi, Kenya to
enable them respond to fire emergencies in Somalia.
The training conducted by the Kenya Airports Authority and Kenya
Fire Rescue Services, focused on safety and rescue skills during

which the trainees rehearsed drills with fire trucks, as would in

response to emergencies and rescuing casualties.
Abdiweli Mumin Abdi, the team leader of the firefighters said, I am
so happy to be among the 18 Mogadishu firefighters and rescue
team of Somalia. Today we received an important lesson called
incident command. We learnt how to respond to an incident and also
how to respond to fire, be it to put it off or save victims and having
an assembly point where all victims are taken.
Abdullahi Ibrahim Seyid, another trainee added, Today we received
two practical trainings. One part was how to put off a fire and the
second was how to rescue victims who have been trapped or injured
in a building. We have been taught how to climb a ladder; we were
also taught how to access a burning building using the ladder,
through the safest place. Trainers ordered us to move while crawling
down because the fire is always burning up and so you have to
move under.
The Assistant Chief Fire Officer for Kenya Airports Authority Francis
Ndeleva applauded the trainees for the good discipline and
commitment during the training.
This is an advanced fire fighter course, which is more about
leadership, command and control and thats what we were doing
today. We have gone through other lessons, which are very crucial
but the buildup, the climax is the instant command and control and
as we have witnessed today, we have really done well. Good
communication, they was good communication. They were sharing
what was the best way to deal with the situation. We have seen
them use rescue lines, which of course requires a lot of training but
at this level they have really done well, he said.
The firefighters remarked that the firefighters training course was

beneficial and had equipped them with new skills which they would
apply upon return to their home country, Somalia.
During our training, we have understood and learnt many topics
relating to our profession, which we did not know before. Among
them is leadership in fire service, which enables us to maintain
chain of command, in a country where law and order is difficult to
understand, said Mohamed Sahal Adan.
The Mogadishu Deputy Mayor, Osmail Abdi Guure challenged the
firefighters to pass on the skills acquired during the training.
Its my pleasure to be with you today and to listen to your trainers
and I must admit you proved that you have benefitted from the
lesson taught by your trainers who praise your work and language
skills. We hope that you can be the future trainers of all the 18
regions in Somalia as you have already trained others in Mogadishu.
We are receiving many more requests and we hope you will
continue to do well, so that we reduce such foreign trips for training
and Mogadishu becomes the center for training in Somalia.
The Somali Ambassador to Kenya, H.E Mohamed Ali Nur Ameriko
called for involvement of more women in the profession.
As we know, we have a population of 3 million people in Mogadishu.
The Deputy Mayor told us there is need to train more firefighters
and I agree with him but would wish to reiterate that we need to
include women firefighters in the next training in order to balance
the training, she said.
ENDS