{"id":13480,"date":"2023-10-27T21:39:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T21:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=13480"},"modified":"2023-10-27T21:39:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T21:39:39","slug":"guyana-fire-service-empowers-students-with-fire-safety-knowledge-at-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-fire-service-empowers-students-with-fire-safety-knowledge-at-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Fire Service Empowers Students with Fire Safety Knowledge at Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) organized an insightful exhibition for schools on Friday, aiming to educate students about fire prevention and safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event provided students with hands-on experiences, including witnessing the operation of a hydraulic platform and exploring the interior of a fire tender. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, they received valuable information about firefighting equipment and engaged in fire prevention trivia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GFS personnel were present to share their expertise, emphasizing the crucial importance of understanding fire safety practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fire Prevention Officer Sheldon Sauns stressed the need for everyone to be well-versed in fire safety protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A practical exercise demonstrated the significance of a swift and organized response during a fire emergency. Andre Ally, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs, commended the initiative, underlining the Ministry&#8217;s commitment to raising awareness about fire safety and prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged the public to exercise caution when handling fire and recommended the inclusion of fire prevention equipment in homes and offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition also featured demonstrations on how to use fire extinguishers, fire evacuation drills, and the operation of fire hoses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students were educated about the importance of early fire detection and prevention methods, including the use of smoke alarms, fire blankets, and safe electrical appliance usage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event took place at the new headquarters of the fire service on Homestretch Avenue in Georgetown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) organized an insightful exhibition for schools on Friday, aiming to educate students about fire prevention and safety. The event provided students with hands-on experiences, including&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13480"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13482,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13480\/revisions\/13482"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}