Category: Safety Equipment
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Check list of PPE firefighter: What to wear for safety and comfort
PPE FIREFIGHTER When you hear the term PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), your first thought is probably your structural PPE. Many firefighters consider their structural PPE their only Protection. It must be a one-size-fits-all option for personal Protection. Let’s discuss PPE firefighter. Your job isn’t a one-size fits all job. Fire service is just one of…
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Angel Number 1122 and start of 911 in developing country
Emergency number 1122 commonly known as angel number 1122 in the world is an emergency helpline of the Punjab Emergency Service Department. The angel number is designated to seek help regarding any emergency i.e Medical, Fire, Building collapse, Flood emergency, etc. The Punjab Emergency Service Department (PESD) is also known as Rescue 1122. Rescue 1122…
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11 ways firefighters can support their own mental health
What is mental health? Mental health is an individual’s overall level of emotional, psychological, and social well-being. A person’s mental health can be affected by the person’s surroundings, genetics, personality, the state of the world, and culture. There are various levels of mental health. Mental health is often thought of as the absence of mental…
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Classes of Fire and fire Extinguishers
Choosing fire extinguisher We cant use a single fire extinguisher on each class of fire. Considering the way that each kind of fire extinguisher has different classes of fire on which it is useful. The main principle is to select nearby available material for shielding the spreading of fire. Based on burning material in case…
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Departmental store fire, Karachi
A departmental store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area specializing in a product category. People mostly on weekends visit these stores to buy different goods for the upcoming week. The rush days and the happening of these huge fire accidents always result…
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Safety Day Message on world fire safety
The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) day on April,28 is observed as a world occupational safety and health day. On this big day; the Safety Day message for all of us is “Everyone has the right to return home from work safe and sound”. unfortunately, this is not the case for nearly 3 million workers,…
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Wildland Fire in Balochistan and deployment of Rescue 1122
The Punjab Emergency Service Department, commonly known as Rescue 1122 Punjab, is an emergency service department. The department provides various services, including medical, wildland firefighting, etc. Moreover, this department has a specialized team-Disaster Response Force (DRF), certified by United Nations INSARAG. The recent wildland fire in Balochistan– A province of Pakistan, is still out of control. The…