Domestic Watch Emmarentia focus on fire

This July, the domestic watch meetings will focus on combating issues related to fire negligence and accidents.

Emmarentia will host their meeting on Wednesday 30 July at 10am at the Emmarentia Sailing Club on Louw Geldenhuys Drive.

According to Penny Steyn, who is part of the Domestic Watch and South African Police Services customer service training:

* Almost 55 percent of all fire deaths are as a result of house fires occurring in developed urban areas.

* And 25 percent of fire deaths occur in developed township areas yet, only 18 percent of fire deaths occur in undeveloped urban areas such as squatter camps although the amount of loss is much higher, and 2 percent in rural areas.

*A specialist from Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) will be in attendance to add invaluable and necessary information at the upcoming meetings.