The Civil Defense calls on citizens to be careful and preventive to maintain their safety while hiking
Amman Today
publish date 2023-06-26 20:38:00
The Directorate of Civil Defense announced its readiness to deal immediately with any emergency during the blessed Eid Al-Adha holiday, in light of the high pace of domestic tourism and the start of the school and university holidays.
Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Ziyadat, Head of the Operations Division of the Civil Defense, said in a press statement that, and in implementation of the directives of the Director of Public Security, the Civil Defense Directorate has drawn up plans to secure the flow of humanitarian services for citizens and visitors to the Kingdom, calling on everyone to follow proper preventive behavior while hiking during holidays, especially In rugged natural places, and water gathering areas.
Lieutenant Colonel Al-Zayadat added that the specialized diving teams were distributed near the areas of dams, water bodies, the Dead Sea and the beaches of the city of Aqaba to ensure the safety of citizens, and to provide them with a helping hand.
And he indicated that a plan has been prepared to combat forest fires and prepare special roads for civil defense mechanisms in forested areas, in coordination with the concerned authorities, urging everyone to move away from areas that are not intended for swimming, such as agricultural ponds, and not to leave children near them, and to take caution in private swimming pools. Especially farm ponds, which some have resorted to renting or using for picnics recently.
He added to Public Security Radio that the main civil defense centers are distributed in a programmed manner in all governorates and brigades, in addition to activating advanced civil defense centers in the areas of the hikers, especially in the Ajloun cable car area and its forests and the forests of Jerash and Balqa governorate.
On the other hand, Al-Zayadat pointed out the need not to be exposed to the sun for long periods while hiking, and to choose the appropriate place in the woods and forests by moving away from the sloping areas and areas where weeds gather, which are considered a suitable place for the presence of insects, reptiles (scorpions) and snakes, and not to allow children to move away from the whereabouts of the parents. The place should be well taken before sitting in it so that there are no abandoned wells or holes around it, which may pose a danger to children.
He stressed the necessity of preserving the environment and not attacking it, and taking appropriate measures to prevent fires and what causes them, such as throwing cigarette butts or using fire without making sure to extinguish it with water and then bury it with dirt before leaving the place.
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