Preventive work continues in the regions to ensure fire safety in private residential buildings.
So, last weekend in the Alatau district of Almaty, a large-scale preventive action "Ortsiz omir - kaipsiz bolashak" was held with the participation of employees of the emergency department, the district akimat, volunteers, the gas service and public figures.
During the event, the specialists of the Emergency Department informed the residents of about 2,297 houses. Carbon monoxide detection sensors have been installed in 16 houses of needy families, which are heated with coal and firewood.
The head of the Emergency Department of Almaty, Nurlan Atygaev, reported on the measures taken to improve security in private homes. Special attention is paid to socially vulnerable categories of the population, including large families, pensioners and people with limited mobility.
"Since 2018, about 1,500 carbon monoxide sensors have been installed in Almaty for low-income families free of charge. However, some residents turn them off, which carries serious risks. We continue our explanatory work and urge everyone to comply with fire safety rules," N. Atygaev said.
Akimats of the districts have identified 901 families belonging to socially vulnerable segments of the population for targeted assistance. All 100% of these families are covered by prevention, of which 102 families' houses are heated with solid fuel. According to the akimat of the Alatau district, the sponsors also purchased 200 sensors for socially vulnerable segments of the population. Work on the installation of sensors continues.
As part of the actions "For Safety — Together", "Helping Hand" and "Clean Chimney", targeted fire prevention assistance was provided in 36 houses. Chimneys were cleaned in the houses, cracks were repaired, walls were whitewashed in places where smoke ducts passed and adjacent territories were cleaned. Carbon monoxide sensors are also installed in 41 houses. In addition, events have been organized to provide firewood for heating to families in need.
Residents were additionally informed with the help of 8 special emergency vehicles, which notified of the need to comply with fire safety rules during the heating season. Also, in one of the major shopping malls of the megalopolis, there was a public reception for emergency situations, where everyone could ask their questions in the field of fire safety.
Similar preventive raids were also carried out in the East Kazakhstan region. The event was attended by rescuers, volunteers, police officers, social security and education staff. The owners of houses are informed about the basic rules of fire safety.
"We explain the danger of cracks in furnaces. A good owner plastered the stove and the chimney of the stove over the summer and whitewashed it, cleaned it from soot. For the forgetful, we remind you how important it is to eliminate violations in time. The furnace and the chimney at the junction with the wooden floors should have a thickening of the brickwork – cutting, and the furnace should also have an indentation – an air gap. In other words, no combustible partitions or curtains should be adjacent to the stove. It is dangerous to leave shoes and clothes on the hot stove bed," said Nurzhan Omirzhanov, head of the Department of State Fire Control of the Emergency Department of East Kazakhstan Region.
In addition, a metal sheet of at least 70x50 cm in size must be nailed to the floor under the furnace door. This will protect the floor from accidentally falling out of the oven coals. It is forbidden to store firewood and paper at the stove during its heating. The distance from the firebox to furniture or other easily combustible objects should be at least one meter. In severe frosts, it will be safer to heat the stove twice with a small amount of firewood, rather than thoroughly once. It is strictly forbidden to use gasoline and any other flammable liquids to ignite the furnace.
Rescuers recommend not to forget that improper use of the furnace can lead not only to a fire, but also to the death of people. Not only smoke and fire are extremely dangerous, but also an invisible killer - carbon monoxide, which has no color and smell. The first sign of poisoning is that a person begins to feel severe headache and suffocation. With a high concentration of carbon monoxide, loss of consciousness and paralysis occur.
Since the beginning of the heating period in the region, employees of the Emergency Department of East Kazakhstan region have conducted more than 90,000 rounds, about 550 carbon monoxide sensors have been installed in places of residence of socially unprotected citizens. During the rounds, over 26,000 violations were detected, 11,000 of them related to stove heating. Thanks to the timely prevention carried out by specialists of the emergency service, more than 22,000 violations were eliminated by residents.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/emer/press/news/details/889513