FIRST AID FIREFIGHTING TRAINING HELD

Representatives from government agencies including the Department of Personnel Management took part in a one day Fire Emergency Training held on Friday April 4th, 2025  at the Central Government Office (CGO) building at Waigani in Port Moresby, recently.

The training was organized and facilitated by the Department of Personal Management Assets and Properties Division and was aimed at equipping and upskilling  personnel within each government agencies to respond to fire hazard occurrences within their respective offices during an emergency situation.

Officers participated in  two major parts of the training program which included the principle of fire, stages of fire, principle of fire spread, principles of fire extinguisher, types of fire hazard, components of an extinguisher and safety procedures in extinguisher usage.

The second part of the training involved hands on practice on how to respond to fire hazard occurrences using fire extinguishers.

Fire safety education and training is a structured training designed to teach individuals how to prevent, respond, and reduce the risk associated with fires.

Officers from the Fire Service taught officers that all fire safety programs must consist of the identification of fire hazards, safe practices, and immediate emergency responses to correctly handle fire equipment to organize evacuations.