Zhumadian Network News (Reporter Gao Linlin Correspondent Liu Yiming) May 12, 2024 is the 16th National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day. In order to do a solid job in the popularization of disaster prevention and mitigation science and enhance the awareness and ability of residents in the jurisdiction to prevent and reduce disasters, on May 10, Shuitun Town, Yicheng District, carried out the National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day publicity activity of "Everyone Stresses Safety, Everyone Will Respond to Emergencies".
At the event site, volunteers started from the origin of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day, explained in detail the characteristics and hazards of natural disasters such as earthquakes, lightning strikes, fires, floods, and mudslides for the masses, and popularized the knowledge of how to discover and prevent, how to avoid danger and save themselves. At the same time, it actively publicizes the knowledge of safety precautions such as electricity, fire and gas, traffic accidents, and hazardous chemicals in daily life, so that everyone can further understand the matters that need to be paid attention to in daily life, guide everyone to pay attention to various disaster risks around them, improve the vigilance of disaster prevention and mitigation, and master the ability of emergency avoidance and self-help and mutual rescue.
Subsequently, the firefighters of the town fire station went to Shuitun Middle School to organize teachers and students to conduct fire safety knowledge training and on-site practice. By explaining the methods of handling sudden fires and safe escape knowledge, teachers and students can enhance their safety awareness and self-rescue skills. At the same time, teachers and students are instructed to use fire extinguishers to conduct fire extinguishing drills face-to-face, turning abstract fire safety knowledge into vivid concrete practice, and further building a solid campus safety protection network.
More than 300 pamphlets were distributed at the event, and residents said that the event made them more aware of the importance of disaster prevention and mitigation and that they would be able to apply this knowledge in their daily lives. In the next step, Shuitun Town will continue to carry out disaster prevention and mitigation science popularization work, effectively guide the masses to take the initiative to understand disasters, understand risks, pay attention to risks, master disaster avoidance, self-help and mutual rescue skills, and enhance the people's disaster risk awareness and prevention and response capabilities.