Helipad safety assured thanks to donation
A £650,000 donation from the HELP Appeal – a UK charity dedicated to funding hospital helipads – will be used to incorporate a fire suppression system for a hospital’s new helipad
The Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) has welcomed a £650,000 donation from the HELP Appeal – a UK charity dedicated to funding hospital helipads – which will be used to incorporate a fire suppression system for the hospital’s new helipad. Typically used for off shore oil rigs, the Deck Integrated Fire Fighting System can extinguish a fire within 15 seconds by using a series of nozzles built into the helipad that spray water and foam. RSCH will be among the first five hospitals in the country to have the system in place.
The helipad, which is part of the major redevelopment of the hospital, is due to come into operation at the end of this year. It will enable air ambulances to land directly on the hospital site for the first time – a massive boost to the hospital’s role as the region’s major trauma centre.