The Ministry of the Interior stressed the importance of installing a smoke detector
5 preventive measures that protect senior citizens from house fires
The government bears the cost of installing fire protection devices in the homes of low-income people.
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The Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Command of Civil Defense, has identified five preventive measures to protect senior citizens from the danger of fires, including ensuring that they avoid using electrical devices and sharp tools that may pose a danger to them, informing them of the dangers that threaten their safety at home, roads and public places, and guiding them to ways to Prevention and protection from these dangers, training them to understand the warning and warning instructions and safe directions for emergency exits, and assigning a family member to take over the process of evacuating the place from children, senior citizens and people of determination in the event of a fire.
She stressed the importance of installing a smoke detector, which is an intelligent system linked to civil defense centers, that can detect any fire in a house, trigger sirens to alert those in the house, and at the same moment send warning signals to the sensing and control center in civil defense rooms, pointing out its importance in the speed of combating fire. She stressed that the high number of subscribers to the Hassantuk system for residential homes contributed to the decrease in fires, as 26,636 homes have been connected to the system since the project was launched in 2018, an indicator that reflects the concerted efforts made by the authorities concerned with implementing and implementing the decision, and the high responsibility shown by home owners. residential.The federal and local government, based on a mandatory decision to install fire detectors and the participation of homes and residential homes in the civil defense electronic connection and monitoring system, bears the costs of installing these devices in the residential homes of low-income people, and the federal government has previously sponsored these costs for residential home owners who receive social benefits from Ministry of Community Development. The General Command of Civil Defense called for the necessity of adhering to the requirements of prevention and safety in all locations, to avoid the occurrence of fire accidents that often occur as a result of operating air conditioners and other electrical devices without performing regular maintenance on them, which leads to their exposure to combustion, as well as an increase in the load on extensions and lines. Electricity, in addition to the negligence and lack of preventive awareness among some members of the community, which causes the outbreak of fire.She stressed the importance of avoiding the use of inferior electrical tools that are used to deliver electricity to refrigerators, heaters, air conditioners, suction fans and other devices.
The General Command of Civil Defense stressed the importance of acquiring a fire extinguisher, as it is one of the most important safety and security tools that must be available in various places, whether in the car, shops, institutions, companies and homes, and in public and private facilities, and to ensure its effectiveness, it must be of the type licensed and approved by the defense civil.
She indicated that the best way to avoid the occurrence of a fire is to keep the sources of ignition away from fuel or any other flammable material, in addition to the continuous maintenance of electrical appliances of all kinds. And not to attempt to extinguish the fire unless it is small, making sure to contact the Civil Defense in order to extinguish the fire, and to keep all flammable materials away from the source of the fire if possible and without risking oneself.
• 26,636 homes have been linked to the Hassantuk system.
10 tips for a house fire
Use the alarm bell to alert others.
Do not attempt to jump from the upper floors during the siege with flames or smoke.
Open windows to get air.
Ask for help from others.
Crawl on the knees, hands and head forward in a horizontal position in the event of smoke leakage.
Put a cloth dampened with water on the nose, if possible.
Leave the fire area as soon as possible and go to the emergency exits.
Use the stairs to go down instead of using the elevators.
Open yards are the safe place after leaving the fire place.
Commitment to follow prevention and safety guidelines.
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