The General Command of the Civil Defense of the Ministry of the Interior called on the members of the community to carry out 10 procedures when the fires of the house are being set up. They use the alarm to alert others, not to try to jump from the upper floors if they are trapped by flames or smoke, open windows to get air, If the smoke leaks to the person's whereabouts, he should rest on the knees, hands and head horizontally, breathe in this position, do not lift the head up, put a wet cloth on the nose if possible, continue to leave and leave the area as soon as possible. Can, and head to the exits And the use of stairs to take off instead of the use of elevators. The open spaces are the safe place after the exit from the fire place, using the roads and corridors free of flame, and be careful to follow the safety and safety guidelines.

She called for the importance of acquiring a fire extinguisher, as one of the most important safety and safety tools that must be available in different places, whether in cars, shops, institutions, companies and homes, and in public and private facilities.

The best way to avoid the fire is to remove the sources of ignition from fuel or any other flammable material, in addition to the continuous maintenance of electrical devices, of different types, and in the event of fire, the fire must be dealt with at first to evacuate the house of individuals, And not to attempt to extinguish the fire unless the fire is small and there is a possibility to extinguish the fire, making sure to contact the civil defense, in order to extinguish the fire, and to remove all flammable materials from the source of fire, if possible, without risking self.

In a related context, the General Command of Civil Defense said that the Salama Park campaign, which contributed to the reduction of fires of buildings and facilities 27% during the first half of this year at the level of the state compared to the same period last year.

And announced the end of awareness activities of the main campaign «Salama Dark», which was launched in cooperation with the regional civil defense administrations, in coordination with the Department of Security Information Ministry of the Interior.

The campaign, which lasted for three months, included several sub-initiatives: "fire-fighting culture", including safety measures at home, identification of fire extinguishers and how to use them.

Salama Dark included awareness raising activities that included launching videos throughout the months of the campaign that dealt with the topics of first aid from fire, methods of prevention of kitchen fires, requirements of Ramadan tents and types of fire extinguishers.

The General Command of the Civil Defense, in cooperation with the Department of Security Information in the Ministry, produced a series of awareness films and picture materials, and awareness posts transmitted through social communication accounts, all of which carry the contents of the campaign. The second stage of the campaign includes the proper procedures in the post-fire phase to mitigate the effects of the fire, while the second part of the campaign includes ways and procedures for maintenance, prevention and use of fire-fighting tools.

The campaign also included the definition of types of fires, the reasons that lead to their outbreak, methods of dealing with the fire in its beginnings, following the necessary instructions in case of occurrence, as well as the methods of prevention and safety to be followed by members of the community, to avoid the occurrence of fire incidents.

According to the General Command of the Civil Defense, these sub campaigns are part of the main campaigns that carry a general content within their main awareness plan, in cooperation with their regional administrations, and coordinate with the Department of Security Information at the General Directorate of Security Support in the Ministry of Interior, And to promote the principles of successful partnership with society and its institutions.

The General Commander of the Civil Defense in the Ministry of Interior, Major General Jassim Mohammed Al Marzouqi, said in a press statement that the General Directorate of Civil Defense attaches great importance to spreading a culture of prevention and safety among the members of the community through continuous media means in various media and social networking sites, Targeted initiatives, programs and activities calling for the necessity of adhering to the requirements of prevention and safety in all locations in order to avoid the occurrence of fire accidents, which often occur as a result of the operation of air conditioners and other electrical devices without maintenance work, N increase the load on the electrical wiring and lines, as well as neglect and poor preventive awareness among some members of society, causing the outbreak of the fire.

He stressed that the commitment of members of society to apply preventive measures and conditions in their homes, shops and vehicles, and avoid the use of poor electrical appliances used to deliver electricity to refrigerators, heaters, air conditioners, suction fans and other devices reduce the incidence of fires.

Al-Marzouqi stressed the importance of acquiring fire extinguisher as one of the most important safety and safety tools that must be available in different places, whether in cars, shops, institutions, companies, houses, public and private facilities. As well as the provision of smoke and heat detector systems approved by the project of "fortress", where no home can be dispensed (the extinguisher and the detector), as a cornerstone of prevention and safety, noting that the provision of safe environment for members of society, Lives, property and national achievements, is the ultimate goal of the civil defense sector.

Fire extinguishing methods

The General Command of the Civil Defense issued a report that included ways to extinguish the fire, indicating that to extinguish any fire must remove one of the four factors that cause the fire, namely fuel and oxygen, heat and chemical reaction, and to extinguish the fire must be disposed of one of these elements.

The report pointed out that there are three ways to combat the fire, the first to starve the fire, and this method depends on the lack of solid material, so do not find oxygen to interact with even with the presence of heat, and therefore (starve) fire extinguishes after the depletion of existing solid material, Flammable from the place of the fire, and try to remove the fire from the collection site of flammable materials as much as possible.

He pointed out that the second method is to stifle the fire, and this method depends on the prevention of supply of oxygen to it, and thus interrupt the chain of interaction when the oxygen in the vicinity of the fire, extinguishes the flame, usually replacing carbon dioxide replaced oxygen, or the use of other chemical solutions.

He added that the third method of cooling the fire, and depends on the focus on the withdrawal of the element of heat from the chain of reaction, by cooling the material flammable water that absorbs heat, even if it reached the boiling point and turned to water vapor, which helps extinguish the fire, Oxygen from the reaction chain, thus the fire chokes and turns off.

Fire rules

"The report" general rules for extinguishing the fire, that if the fire in open places must fight the fire with the direction of the wind, not reversed, and in the indoor fire must be combed so that the escape behind the struggling, and fire in front of him, and keep away from the fire by three to five And not to fight the fire from the middle, but from the front back, and move the extinguisher left and right during the control, and from the bottom up, and do not leave the fire before making sure to extinguish the fire.

10 steps

- Evacuation of the place from the entire population.

- Use the alarm to alert others.

- Do not jump from the upper floors if trapped by flame or smoke.

- Open windows to get air.

- Use of fire extinguisher.

- Asking for help from others.

- Embrace on knees, hands and head forward with horizontal position.

- Put a cloth dampened with water on the nose if possible.

- Continue to leave and leave the fire area as soon as possible.

- Use emergency exits and stairs to descend instead of lifts.

«Interior» called for the need to comply with the requirements of prevention and safety to avoid fire accidents.