The General Directorate of Civil Defense at the Ministry of Interior has warned families of domestic accidents during the Eid al-Adha period, calling for the need to adhere to safety guidelines, stressing that they have raised the level of readiness to deal with any emergency.
In particular, the General Directorate of Civil Defense called on members of the community to follow the safety and protection measures in their homes through the installation of smoke detectors through the system «fortress», launched by the Ministry of Interior, in order to protect lives and property, as well as to ensure the separation of electricity and electrical appliances in case of family travel Or leave it home, and abide by the conditions and standards of public safety, and benefit from the advice and guidance of the Civil Defense, to avoid accidents in all its forms, in order to preserve the public safety, which the Ministry of Interior is working to strengthen with individuals and institutions.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Civil Defense at the Ministry of Interior, Major-General Jassim Mohammed Al-Marzouqi, in press statements, confirmed the readiness of the Civil Defense and its centers and points scattered throughout the country to receive Eid al-Adha, through raising the degree of preparedness, and preparedness to deal with any emergency incident during the celebration of Eid.
He said that all civil defense departments at the state level were instructed to raise the readiness ratio of manpower, mechanisms and equipment to provide the best services to preserve lives and property.He also directed to conduct inspection visits to the civil defense centers in the country to determine the readiness and speed of responding to emergencies.
He pointed out that all civil defense departments and centers are ready and ready to receive Eid according to a unified program of work and operational plans aimed at providing the best services to the community members and maintaining the safety of all, as part of the Ministry of Interior's strategy to upgrade the civil defense system in the State to strengthen prevention and safety efforts to protect lives. And property.
The General Command of Civil Defense called on individuals to follow a set of safety guidelines, including the acquisition of fire extinguisher as one of the most important safety and security tools that must be available in various places, whether in the car and shops, institutions, companies and homes, or in public and private facilities.
She explained that the best way to avoid the fire is to keep the ignition sources away from fuel or any other flammable material, in addition to the continuous maintenance of electrical appliances of various types, but in case of fire, the fire must be dealt with at first by evacuating everyone from the house, and go to the assembly point Do not attempt to extinguish the fire unless the fire is small and you are confident that you can extinguish it, making sure to contact the civil defense in order to extinguish the fire, and to remove all flammable materials from the source of the fire if possible, without risking self.
Marzouki witnesses fire extinguishing experiment
Major General Jassim Mohammed Al Marzouqi, Commander-in-Chief of Civil Defense at the Ministry of Interior, witnessed a live experience of a drone aircraft to put out an imaginary fire that was carried out at the training ground at the Civil Defense Academy in Abu Dhabi. New in the fields of prevention and public safety, for the purpose of improving performance in the civil defense sector in the UAE to reach the best international standards in its core operations «Prevention, fire and rescue», to save lives, property and national gains.
General Marzouqi stressed that the General Command of the Civil Defense, under the directives of HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, is working to explore the future of civil defense, in order to achieve the vision of the leadership, which aims to develop innovative proactive solutions for prevention and safety and identify priorities to meet the challenges. The introduction of modern techniques capable of fighting fires, especially in circumstances and situations that are dangerous to firefighters while dealing with fire.
9 actions save your life when a fire
The General Directorate of Civil Defense has set out nine procedures to be followed in the event of a fire:
Use the alarm to alert others.
2 - not to try to jump from the upper floors if trapped by flame or smoke.
3- Open windows to get air.
4. Seek help from others.
5- In case of smoke leaking to the place, must be on the knees and hands, and the head forward in a horizontal position, and breathe without lifting the head up.
6 - Put a cloth dampened with water on the nose if possible.
7 - continue to love and leave the fire area as soon as possible.
8 - to go to emergency exits and the use of stairs instead of elevators.
9 - open courtyards are the safe place after exit from the place of fire through the use of roads and corridors free of flame, taking care to adhere to follow the guidelines of prevention and safety.