Today in Astana, under the leadership of the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Major General Genghis Arinov, unique fire and tactical exercises were held to extinguish a fire in a multi-storey residential complex using helicopters and ground forces.
The exercises held in Astana focused on the rapid extinguishing of a fire in a high-rise building, as well as on the evacuation of citizens from the upper floors using Kazaviaspas aircraft. During the exercises, a strategy was worked out to combat a fire that engulfed several floors of an apartment building, as well as coordination between various emergency response services.
According to the scenario, the fire started on the 10th floor of a 22-storey apartment building as a result of a short circuit, quickly spreading upwards. Due to heavy smoke and high temperatures, residents of the upper floors were blocked. In urban conditions, standard fire extinguishing and evacuation equipment could not reach the scene of the accident, which required the intervention of aviation.
About 80 rescuers and about 20 emergency vehicles were involved in extinguishing the simulated fire. While ground forces were fighting the fire on the ground floors, Kazaviaspas aircraft played a key role in evacuating people from the roof of the building and the upper floors. The Eurocopter helicopter used a unique landing technique, landing neatly on the edge of the building to evacuate the victim. At the same time, the Mi-8 helicopter with a cargo winch provided rapid lifting of people from a height.
"The exercises demonstrated not only the high efficiency of interaction between air and ground forces, but also the importance of timely coordination in extinguishing fires in high-rise buildings. This is especially important for modern urban conditions, where inaccessibility and high number of floors create additional difficulties for rescuers," said Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan Genghis Arinov.
Special attention in the exercises was paid to the organization of rescue operations and coordination of actions in a limited time. All operations, including fire extinguishing and evacuation of citizens, were monitored online through the new Command Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This made it possible to quickly adjust actions and improve the effectiveness of rescue operations.
"These exercises have become an important stage in the preparation of our forces and means for possible emergencies in cities with high-rise buildings. We will continue to develop and improve cooperation between various departments to improve the safety of citizens," the minister added.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/emer/press/news/details/884525