The outreach is part of the RNP countrywide awareness programme to
improve public knowledge and skills towards prevention and response to fire emergencies.

At the RNP General Headquarters in Kacyiru, the pupils were taught on causes of fire and showed different equipment that RNP uses in fire fighting including the Carbon dioxide fire extinguisher, fire trucks and the crane truck used to rescue people trapped in tall buildings.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Paul Gatambira, the Commanding Officer for Fire and Rescue Brigade, said that equipping children with fire safety knowledge helps them to grow up as responsible people and to keep them safe.

“This fire safety training outreach has not ignored children. Children are often curious and tend to manipulate or tamper with electric equipment at home, which can cause fire outbreak. So, when they are informed about fire safety, they keep reminding and take precautionary measures when using electric appliances. Here, they also get to know what to do immediately when fire breaks out to swiftly call for intervention and who to call,” said ACP Gatambira.

Barbara Mutabazi, the Director at Jardin de tout Petits Nursery school, thanked RNP for organizing the training.

“From this important training, children and the teaching staff have acquired vast knowledge and skills required to know fire and safety practices at home and places of work," Mutabazi said.

Similar awareness and training was also later in the day extended to 72 staff of Ruli hospital Saint martin Porres located in Ruli Sector, Gakenke District.

They include doctors, nurses, heads of departments, cleaners and security guards at the hospital.