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The young ones are among groups that Rwanda National Police (RNP) targets in its ongoing fire and road safety education campaigns.
This is aimed creating awareness on fire safety and what to do in case of fire as well as safer road usage.
The ultimate objective is to ensure that grow up as responsible and conscious citizens with knowledge and skill for prevention, detection and management of fire emergencies as well as safer road usage, to avert the loss of life and destruction of property.
This Thursday, November 3, the Fire and Rescue Brigade (FRB) and the Department of Traffic and Road Safety, extended fire road safety education to pupils of St. Adelaide School located in Niboye, Kicukiro District, when they visited the RNP General Headquarters at Kacyiru for an educational tour, in company of their teachers.
Police firefighters took time to educate the pupils on the causes of fire including children, who play with or carelessly use electrical equipment.
They were also shown different gadgets used to put out fire such as fire extinguishers, and how to use them.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Paul Gatambira, the Commanding Officer for the FRB, believes that showing and educating children at a young age, how to avert fires is key to nurturing responsive people against fire disasters.
"We are targeting children for them to be aware but also to know what to do, such as evacuating the facility when fire breaks out for their safety, and to call the Police for swift response to put out the fire," ACP Gatambira said.
To Angela Gyameah Mensah, the head of the school, who accompanied her pupils, this was a deliberate tour for the pupils to well understand the dangers of associated with reckless usage of electricity and electric equipment in their homes.
She added that this was also organized for them to acquire knowledge on how to prevent any practices that can cause fire tragedies.
On road safety, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rene Irere the spokesperson for the department of Traffic and Road Safety, reminded the children to always look both sides of the road before crossing, ensure there is no vehicle, motorcycle or bicycle coming from either direction.
He further encouraged them to always use Zebra Crossing, where they exist; not to sit in front seats and to avoid playing or putting the head and arms out when in a vehicle.
