IN L’AQUILA, ITALY, REPAIRS ARE STILL underway from the devastating earthquake in April 2009. And participating in this drawn-out repair and reconstruction effort are the fire department (Vigili del Fuoco) specialty squads who use this work as both a public service obligation and an opportunity to hone their skills. Recently the SAF/high angle rescue team of Campania completed some work high atop the Church of Santa Maria in L’Aquila. They assisted with the installation of a complex of metal supporting the triumphal arch of the church. The arch risked collapse because of sudden movements or vibrations.
The operation was carried out in complete safety on moving ropes that were anchored to a construction crane at a height of about fifty feet above the ground. This technique allowed the firefighters to not exposed to the danger of collapse inevitable risk they would have faced if they had proceeded by building a low scaffolding service.
In the same area of the church there remains a part of the dome that was recently made safe by the application of resins, carbon fiber and fiberglass, the SAF/high angle teams from Veneto.
When they are finished, it will be possible to continue clearing the rubble in the area below and then complete the replacement of the roof structure.
The national website of the Vigili del Fuoco carried the STORY.
They have more photos HERE .
In June the SAF Campania took a video camera along on a similar job in L’Aquila:
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