Exercise “Kys-2023”: training of emergency situations at the western thermal complex
On November 24, 2023, practical actions of the republican command and staff exercise “Kys-2023” took place on the territory of the Western Thermal Complex. During the exercises, management bodies, forces and resources were trained to respond to winter emergencies. According to the plan of the exercise, an accident occurred on a gas pipeline and an uncontrolled explosion in the boiler furnace at the ZTK, which is a life support facility for the city.
– After the start of the exercise, employees of the ZTK emergency technical team carried out restoration work and eliminated the consequences of the accident, a gas pipeline rupture and damage to the boiler equipment. The duty service reported the emergency situations to the city and territorial emergency authorities, police, ambulance and other emergency services. To ensure uninterrupted supply of services to the population, a backup boiler was connected,” explained Alexander Dovzhik, head of the Civil Defense and Emergency Service of AlES JSC.
In the process of restoration work at the ZTK, forces and means were involved, consisting of emergency recovery teams and civil protection units consisting of 17 people and 3 pieces of equipment.
At the same time, the fire service, the medical and disaster center, as well as the republican operational rescue squad of the Emergency Situations Department began localizing the fire and rescue work. The fire in the boiler shop was extinguished, and the operator was evacuated from the convection pack service area.
– The injured mechanic was evacuated from the boiler shop and handed over to the ambulance. The fire service successfully contained the fire. To rescue a worker who remained on the second tier of repair sites and was injured, firefighters used an emergency cradle operated on a lift from a special vehicle, said Almas Niyazbekov, chief of the Civil Defense and Emergency Situations headquarters of the ZTK.
Other teams of rescuers used the rope method using climbing equipment to evacuate a mannequin from the roof of the building, and a lighting repair worker from the lower rings of the 96-meter-high chimney. The victims were immediately provided with first aid and were transferred to ambulances.
Representatives of the Emergency Situations Service reported that the purpose of the exercise was to test the interaction of 17 civil protection services. It is important to note that all involved services and formations in Almaty demonstrated readiness to eliminate the consequences of emergency situations in the winter period of 2023-2024.