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Bristol Museum & Art Gallery: not on fire
There will be a serious fire and flooding incident on the evening of Monday, October 10 at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.
But there is no need to worry because the six fire engines and 25 firefighters rushing to one of the galleries in the Queen’s Road building from 6pm will be taking part in a training exercise.
The exercise will allow both the fire service and museum staff to understand the requirements of operating on a complex site so the collections can be protected in the event of a real emergency.
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Head of collections and archives for Bristol Culture, Ray Barnett, said: “The exercise is about overcoming the challenges that the building presents so that we can react promptly and efficiently should the worse happen.
“With hundreds of thousands of specimens in our care, it’s vitally important that we are equipped to deal with incidents of fire and flood so we can protect our world-class collections for the people of Bristol.”
The exercise is expected to take two hours to complete and will be immediately halted if crews need to respond to a real emergency elsewhere.
Temple Fire Station manager Jonathan Clatworthy said: “This exercise is a great opportunity for us to strengthen our working relationship with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.
“Crews will take part in a live exercise which will include challenging situations allowing procedures to be tested to ensure we are prepared to respond to any future incident.”
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