"Safe New Year!"

As part of the first stage of the republican campaign "Safe New Year!", aimed at preventing fires and accidents resulting from the use of pyrotechnic devices, Valentin Eduardovich Lovets, Head of the Lepel District Department for Emergency Situations, conducted a preventive discussion at the children's rehabilitation and health resort centre in the village of Borovka.

As part of the first stage of the republican campaign "Safe New Year!", aimed at preventing fires and accidents resulting from the use of pyrotechnic devices, Valentin Eduardovich Lovets, Head of the Lepel District Department for Emergency Situations, conducted a preventive discussion at the children's rehabilitation and health resort centre in the village of Borovka. In his speech, Valentin Eduardovich informed the attendees about the launched "Safe New Year!" campaign, presented statistics on fires and fatalities in the Lepel district. Special attention was paid to compliance with fire safety measures during the Christmas and New Year holidays, reminding them of the dangers of using pyrotechnic devices, the responsible use of electrical equipment, rules for setting up a Christmas tree, and the use of basic fire extinguishing equipment. The Ministry of Emergency Situations employee also warned the attendees about the dangers of venturing onto thin, unhardened ice, citing examples of people who had died this year. During the meeting, educational films "Pyrotechnics" and "Rules of Conduct on Ice" were shown, and "Safe New Year" leaflets were distributed.