The officials of the General Directorate of Civil Defence educate children on safety measures during an awareness campaign at the Doha Festival City.
The General Directorate of Civil Defence (GDCD) organised an awareness campaign at the Doha Festival City (DFC) in order to raise awareness on a variety of measures to ensure safety, particularly on domestic fire accidents.
The four-day event, which began on Monday, targeted children, housewives and visitors of mall to educate them on the use of fire extinguishers, said First Lieutenant Abdul Hadi Ali Al Marri, Officer at Media and Preventive Education Section at the General Directorate of Civil Defence.
“On Monday, we received about 200 people and we expect to attract over 1,000 people by the end of the campaign. Also from next week, we have another campaign which will focus on drivers and road users. We will distribute Iftar meals and awareness brochures among them,” he said.
The department runs awareness campaign throughout the year but it intensifies it during the holy month of Ramadan. “We are seeking to activate the motto of the International Day of Civil Defence this year, which is ‘safety of our children is our responsibility’,” First Lieutenant Abdul Hadi Ali Al Marri added.
The drive also educates housemaids on how to communicate with the Civil Defence team in case of any fire incident as well as strengthening the culture of security and safety at home and raise awareness on safety measures in general.
First Lieutenant Abdul Hadi Ali Al Marri pointed out that the department has another awareness campaign at the Cultural Village Foundation – Katara which also targets families and housemaids and there is a women team from the Civil Defence conducting this drive at Katara. “We distribute useful brochures among children and train them on how to use fire extinguishers of different sizes and types.”
Al Marri has urged housewives on the importance of using all the security and safety requirements at home, from ensuring the availability of a functioning fire extinguisher at house and workplaces, perfect knowledge on best mode of their usage, good electrical connections, safe connection of cooking gas, care not to leave cooking pans on stove for a longer period without surveillance etc.
“It is important also to monitor children, when they are inside kitchen, and adopt alertness while cooking, are some of the safety measures that should be taken by us for ensuring the general safety.”
