Guamúchil, Sinaloa-Salvador Alvarado Fire Department continues with the activities prior to the celebration of the day of the fire. Yesterday the practice of fire took place in the Industrial area to the North of the city. Early more than 40 volunteers, mostly young people, men and women, were present that excited attended the call, as well as a unit of the Red Cross with relief personnel to address any incidents that arise. One of the young volunteers summed up the event with the phrase “Here comes to know what it is to be a fireman”. For Samantha Santos, already with four years of service, this was his third time of practice, to strengthen the Protocol upon entering a home, while Hector chairs explained the Protocol which follow in the case of attending a fire in public.
“The drill carried out by the volunteer firefighters Corps successfully / photography: Matías Rodríguez EL DEBATE in the case of a fire truck, the first step is to evaluate the scene and later acted either rescue, attack or air”, said the volunteer.
The practice of fire allows landing the knowledge they have acquired in training volunteers.” What took place today is implementing action as the rescue strategies, where casualties, fire control, obviously with hoses with jets of water, and ventilation, for better visibility of the area and prevent damage to personnel” explained the practice instructor Abraham Portillo. From theory to practice, volunteers followed the directions on several intervention efforts. Alvaradense population very well verify the installations of electric power, having a fire extinguisher and smoke detector. But most importantly, you have a family plan and an escape plan, for knowing what to do in an emergency.
More than 40 volunteers participated in the activities / photography: Matías Rodríguez EL DEBATE in most common fires in Guamuchil the origin of the fire is due to poor electrical installations in dwellings. Fire personnel reported that in the last two months fires have been filed in housing, in colonies on April 10 and insurgents. Once it found more than bad electrical system of households is the main cause of the fires in the city, since families are not used to make a verification regular system of electrical installations. On the other hand, also the heat causes short circuits. Pay greater attention to the risk of latent in the houses.
In this note: Guamuchil firefighters practice fire courses
