Future firefighters: Pupils at Melaka school introduced to role of volunteers

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00:00The Malacca Fire and Rescue Department is encouraging primary school pupils to become

00:07volunteer firefighters for the first time. A junior fire and rescue team was launched

00:12at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tun Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin in Ayer Kero on Thursday, offering students

00:19hands-on experience in managing various situations. The department's State Director, Assistant

00:24Fire Commissioner Mohamed Pisar Aziz, said the pupils will be trained in basic modules

00:29like marching, first aid, CPR, knot tying and water safety. He said the department aims

00:36to set up junior fire and rescue teams in 11 primary schools this year.

00:41Since January, six schools in Malacca have established such teams, involving 308 pupils.

00:48The initiative aims to instill a fire safety culture and raise awareness about preventive

00:53measures among school children.

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