FSD holds Winter Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Promotional Months releasing event and FSDCER award event (with images)
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The Fire Services Department (FSD) held the Winter Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Promotional Months introducing event and Fire Services Department Community Emergency Responder (FSDCER) award event at New Town Plaza in Sha Tin today (November 1). The occasion formally began a series of winter season catastrophe readiness marketing activities, while a variety of organisations actively promoting the FSDCER plan in the neighborhood were applauded.
This year, 3 strategies on emergency situation readiness, specifically “seal the door and wait for rescue” “put on fire escape hoods for protection”and “detection and early warning”are included locations of the Promotional Months. Members of the general public are motivated to find out abilities of sealing door spaces with adhesive tapes and using emergency exit hoods to filter smoke and dangerous gases, so regarding remain safe when waiting on rescue in the house in cases of infeasible fire evacuation. They can likewise set up stand-alone fire detectors to get early alert and make a prompt escape when a fire breaks out. At the occasion, the FSD targeted to boost public awareness of catastrophe and emergency situation readiness through door-sealing presentations, emergency exit hood and stand-alone fire detector display screens, interactive exhibit locations, cubicle video games, and more.
Speaking at the event, the Deputy Director of Fire Services (Public Safety and Corporate Strategy), Mr Wong Ka-wing, revealed his appreciation to the 18 District Fire Safety Committees for enhancing neighborhood efforts in promoting catastrophe and emergency situation readiness education. Under the co-ordination of the Fire Services Department Community Collaboration Network, all districts have actually effectively satisfied the target embeded in essential efficiency indications (KPIs) for public security technique and made an impressive accomplishment. The KPIs worried consist of efforts in promoting fire security details to homeowners of structures with prospective threats of fire threats, helping locals to set up stand-alone fire detectors, and dispersing “The Three Treasures for Fire Protection”
Mr Wong stated that over 6 500 residents from different age and sectors have actually gotten training under the FSDCER plan to comprehend standard abilities on firefighting, self-rescue and emergency treatment. He thanked neighborhood groups and organisations for organizing their team member to get training, in assistance of the plan. At the occasion, 17 organisations existed with certificates at the FSDCER award event in acknowledgment of their contribution to promoting catastrophe readiness throughout public and economic sectors.
Mr Wong stressed that ballot is a civic duty for each citizen. He got in touch with the general public to value and cast their votes in the Legislative Council General Election on December 7, choosing proficient agents to assist turn Hong Kong into an even much better home for everybody.
Throughout the advertising months, the FSD will team up with different District Offices, District Fire Safety Committees, and neighborhood partners to host a series of catastrophe and emergency situation readiness occasions consisting of carnivals, station house open days and promotion occasions at mall. The FSD’s mobile promotion automobile will likewise explore the city to distribute catastrophe and emergency situation readiness messages to the general public. Newest info of the activities will be readily available at the FSD’s social networks platforms and the Hong Kong Fire Services Department Mobile Application.
The Winter Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Promotional Months is among the crucial efforts under the Fire Services Department’s Disaster Management Programme moneyed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, with a goal to improve the neighborhood’s strength to catastrophes. The FSDCER Scheme is likewise moneyed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.