Station technicians and scientists gather outside for a station evacuation drill. These twice-monthly drills are designed to test everyone's ability to hear the sirens and evacuate the station as quickly as possible. The station is equipped with a very large number of smoke detectors, relatively up to standard. Because in a resort like this, more than anywhere else, evacuation possibilities are very limited or non-existent during the winter. So the risk of fire must be reduced to an absolute minimum. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.