Civil Defence Day preps finalised
New recruits to the resistance movement take part in training in the Panjshir valley. PHOTO: AFP
The Rawalpindi administration has decided to celebrate Civil Defence Day on March 1 in connection with the world day. A full-scale dress rehearsal will be organised at Government Viqarun Nisa Post Graduate College for Women, Rawalpindi in this regard.
The dress rehearsal will comprise firefighting in a multi-storied building and rescue of the injured victims in case of explosion/blast.
The college students will take part in rescuing fellow students struck in the building with the help of ropes, and stretchers, and putting out the blaze.
Rawalpindi Division Commissioner Aamir Khattak, Additional Deputy Commissioner Mujahid Abbas and the college’s principal will be special guests on this occasion.
There will also be a mock exercise of a bomb explosion and suicide attack in which a practical demonstration will be performed by the police, Special Branch, Fire Brigade, WASA, Sui Gas department, Bomb Disposal Squad, and Rescue 1122 officials. All preparations have been completed in this regard.
As many as 500 female students have been imparted a practical training course on immediate fire extinguishing and fire safety in kitchens. These students will perform a practical demonstration of rescuing the female students from the second floor to the ground floor with the help of ropes in case of fire.
Civil Defence District Officer Talib Hussain said that 200 volunteers of Civil Defence would present a guard of honour and a squad comprising Civil Defence and Bomb Disposal Squad officials will also perform various rescue demonstrations. The Commissioner will shed light on the importance of civil defence.
He said that the department was going to expand the scope of civil defence to the tehsil level after the formation of the new government. Rescue and civil defence practical training programmes would be initiated for the students of all public and private high and higher secondary schools besides the universities of Rawalpindi, Talib added.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 28th, 2024.