Tshwane Emergency Services held a public awareness campaign in Mmamotse Primary School

The Tshwane Emergency Services (TES) held a public awareness campaign at Mmamotse Primary School in Hamanskraal on Friday.

“We held the event to inform and educate the community on preventing life-threatening emergencies, reporting them as and when they do occur,” said TES spokesperson Charles Mabaso.

The day also focused on actions that can be taken while waiting for emergency response as well as displaying the array of emergency services resources available to the community.

Tshwane Metro Police Department, Provincial Disaster Management, Department of Community Safety, Eskom, Sasol, Working on Fire and private security companies were among the departments that attended.

The 970 learners, 35 teachers and parents were also dazzled by a fire rhino and a disaster giraffe.

“The idea of a fire rhino comes from the wild,” said Mabaso.

“It is an animal firefighter; when it sees a fire in the wild, it starts trembling because of it.”

“The giraffe represents disaster management because it has a long neck and can see risks from afar. You identify the risk and with mitigation strategy.”

Paramedics and firefighters also demonstrated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and live fire extinguishing.

Everyone present had to simulate calling the toll-free 107 emergency number during the demonstrations.

The Tshwane metro educated the community on social crime management while Eskom told them about electricity and its dangers.

Community Safety educated the community on road safety.

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Mabaso said the public awareness achieved that the community was competent in dealing with various emergencies and being safety conscious.

“We also want to attract learners from an early age to our profession and the community must know what emergency services are available.

“An event like this goes a long way in promoting the 107 number, informing and educating vulnerable communities on fire safety, disaster risk reduction and emergency medical interventions as well as promoting the image of the Tshwane Emergency Services Department.”

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