Checking preparedness: Home Guards and Fire and Emergency Services personnel conducting a mock rescue drill on the occasion of the National Disaster Reduction Day in Dharwad on Sunday.
DHARWAD: The National Disaster Reduction Day was observed on Sunday by organising an awareness rally and a mock drill on handling fire accident on the RLS High School ground here. The Dharwad district Home Guards and the Fire and Emergency Services Department had jointly organised the programme. The rally on creating awareness on precautionary measures to be initiated during a natural calamity or a fire accident began from the office of the Deputy Commissioner and concluded at the RLS High School. The participants, including women Home Guards, held placards and banners with messages highlighting steps to be taken during natural calamities and man-made disasters. Pamphlets explaining steps to be taken during disasters/accidents were distributed to the public. After the rally Home Guards and Fire and Emergency Services personnel conducted a mock drill on how to handle a fire accident. The personnel “saved” many persons who were stuck in a structure that had caught fire and also put off the fire, as part of the drill.
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