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Fireboat Practice

Who knew? Who knew the Kuwait Coast Guard – or the Kuwait Fire Department – now has fire boats? These look pretty new, and we are guessing they are having a practice, out in the Gulf on this beautiful Friday:

Fire boats are fairly specialized pieces of equipment. Once you buy them, you have to learn how to operate them. You don’t want them learning when YOUR boat is on fire, you want them to have had some exercises learning how to use their equipment efficiently. Bravo, Kuwait fire department.

May 10, 2008 - Posted by | Adventure, Bureaucracy, Community, ExPat Life, Kuwait, Leadership, Living Conditions, Social Issues, Technical Issue |

5 Comments »

  1. That’s great. Now, let’s hope that they learn to show up before it’s too late.

    Angelo's avatar Comment by Angelo | May 10, 2008 | Reply

  2. Is that a problem, Angelo? I read the newspapers fairly closely, and I haven’t read about too many boat fires . . .

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | May 10, 2008 | Reply

  3. that good to know… i guess!!

    Ansam's avatar Comment by Ansam | May 10, 2008 | Reply

  4. Impressive! πŸ™‚ It is nice to see the country invest in safety!

    N.'s avatar Comment by N. | May 10, 2008 | Reply

  5. Ansam – It’s always good to have good equipment, and to learn how to use the equipment!

    N – I agree!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | May 11, 2008 | Reply


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