The permanent secretary emphasised that fire safety awareness campaigns will help to prevent the loss of lives and properties due to fire hazards.“It helps in identifying basic fire equipment and types or classes of fires as well as identify escape/ evacuation routes, methods of storing flammable items in homes and workplaces, and assistance to render in case of fire incidences.
The demonstrations on how to use various fire equipment will come in handy in an emergency to mitigate hazards/ disasters,” he added.The resource person, Superintendent of Fire, Manu Sunday, took the participants through the theory and practical sections.He said the objective of the training is to acquaint participants with the different classes of fire, fire extinction, types of extinguishers, and their uses.