Seaspan’s $800K mock tugboat fire simulator trains crews to fight flames in dangerous conditions
Donning respirators and heavy, protective jackets and pants, crews are preparing to extinguish a blaze on a boat docked in Burrard Inlet.
It’s a task that comes with a long manifest of dangers.
“It’s not just fire, it’s confined spaces we have to deal with,” said Dwayne Higgins, rescue safety lead for shipbuilder Seaspan.