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Preparing for the worst

Published on December 1st, 2008; Published on March 8th, 2010
Staff ~ The Burnside News

Members of Halifax Fire and Emergency (right) and representatives of Maritime & Northeast Pipeline walk down Thornhill Drive, capturing on film a gas pipeline emergency drill held in Burnside last month.

Topics :: Burnside , Northeast Pipeline

Burnside - Members of Halifax Fire and Emergency (right) and representatives of Maritime & Northeast Pipeline walk down Thornhill Drive, capturing on film a gas pipeline emergency drill held in Burnside last month. All of Halifaxs emergency agencies participate in a mock disaster to determine how they would respond and interact if faced with a gas line explosion. The successful event, and others like it, is considered a crucial part of the citys emergency preparedness training.

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