W/N/R : Bibiani Fire Service Holds Fire Training For Students

Western North Region

Bibiani Fire Service Holds Fire Fighting Training For Students

The Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has held a day practical training workshop for students of the Institute of Mines And Environmental Safety (IMES-Africa) on basic fire fighting techniques and ways to prevent fire outbreak.

Mr. Richmond Appiah, the Municipal fire command Public Relations Officer, said it was important for everyone to know how to deal with fire outbreaks without necessary depending on the fire service in a situation the fire could easily be doused rather than spreading.

“These basic techniques could save lives, so all must be involved,” he said.

He added that when fire starts,even if it is tackled at the incipient stage, one or two items will definitely be destroyed and therefore it must be prevented at all costs.

Mr.David Acquah, the CEO of the school, disclosed to Hamza Mohammed that the move was necessary.

He said the students were taught what to do if there was a fire in their home.

On behalf of the school management and the entire student’s body, he thanked and Command the personnel from the fire service for the training.

Some of the students shared what they learnt with the media and according them they said they practiced how to escape the house safely by crawling on the floor and staying low to the ground, away from the smoke, until they reach a door to the outside. Once outside, they learned to meet a designated safe spot predetermined by the adults in their home.

They added that they were also taught to keep their bedroom doors closed at night to prevent fire from getting inside.

Firefighters demonstrated how to check the temperature of the door by feeling it to indicate if there was a fire on the other side. If the door is hot, firefighters told the students to open the window in their room and yell for help.

STORY BY : Hamza Mohammed.