A home without fire is a safe home

From January 19 to 25, a special preventive event "House without fire" was held in the Miory district, aimed at preventing fires and deaths from them in the housing stock.

To prevent fire incidents, employees of the Miory District Department for Emergency Situations, both individually and in cooperation with preventive entities, visited the households of categorized citizens in the town of Miory and the Miory rural council. During the inspection of housing, representatives of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reminded citizens of the need for strict adherence to fire safety rules in everyday life and provided examples of fires that claimed lives.

– This event was held with the aim of reducing the risks of fires in the housing stock and preventing deaths. "House without fire" includes preventive measures in households where the fire safety status is visually assessed. Explanatory conversations were held with citizens, and recommendations were given for eliminating identified violations, – comments Oleg Bunto, Deputy Head of the District Department for Emergency Situations. – However, as practice shows, warnings alone are not enough.

As part of the preventive work, Vladimir Rachitsky, Head of the Miory District Department for Emergency Situations, met with residents of the settlement of the agro-town of Cheressy in the Miory rural council. In his address to the residents, he emphasized: "The onset of frost is a time of increased danger. Stove heating, electric heaters, careless handling of fire – all this can lead to tragedy. Our task is to prevent this."

At the meeting, the causes of fires in the winter period were discussed in detail. Special attention was paid to the rules for operating stove heating, operating electrical equipment, as well as the inadmissibility of children's pranks with fire.

In addition to practical advice, everyone received visual aids with useful tips.