Republican campaign "Safety in Every Home!"

With the aim of preventing fires and deaths from them, from January 20 to February 20, the republican campaign "Safety – Into Every Home!" will be held in Lepel district.

With the aim of preventing fires and deaths from them, **from January 20 to February 20**, the republican campaign "Safety – Into Every Home!" will be held in Lepel district.

The main causes of emergencies in residential buildings continue to be careless handling of fire, violation of the rules for operating stoves and electrical equipment, as well as children's pranks with fire. In most cases, fire incidents are the result of carelessness and disregard for safety regulations.

The main objective of the campaign is to draw citizens' attention to the problem of fires and deaths from them, as well as to conduct extensive explanatory work among the population on preventing emergencies. The campaign events will be held in five stages.

The first stage of the campaign will take place from January 20 to 26, where employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) will pay special attention to preventive work with individuals abusing alcohol and leading an antisocial lifestyle.

Participants of the second stage of the campaign, which will be held from January 27 to February 2, will be visitors of day care departments at territorial social service centres for the population. The main focus when working with the elderly, pensioners, and lonely individuals will be on conducting preventive discussions and training on proper actions in case of an emergency.

The third stage of the campaign will take place from February 3 to 7 in sanatoriums, enterprises, and organisations of the city and district.

From February 10 to 14, as part of the fourth stage, rescuers will meet with students of the Lepel State Agrarian-Technical College, as well as with final-year students of the city and district. During the events, forms of work such as discussions and game programs, competitions, quizzes, and demonstrations of educational films will be used.

The final event of the campaign will take place from February 17 to 20 at the "Univermag" store in the city of Lepel, where rescuers will set up training areas to once again remind the residents of Lepel region of safety rules, and will also hold thematic quizzes, competitions, lotteries, etc.

Activists of the Belarusian Youth Public Association for Rescue Work (BYPA) and members of young rescuers' clubs will join the MES employees in conducting the campaign.

firefighters, students, and employees of other interested organizations.

During the events, the main focus will be on the prevention and warning of fires in residential buildings. Rescuers will provide information on the fire situation and fatalities, explain the main causes of fires, and clarify rules and requirements for personal safety. Special attention will be paid to the rules for operating stove heating and electrical equipment, the inadmissibility of leaving children unattended, the installation of fire detection devices in households, knowledge of the use of primary fire extinguishing means, and actions in case of a fire.

We invite everyone who is concerned about their personal safety to participate in the campaign!