Fire in Jakarta<\/p>\n
What is happening! Every day in Jakarta there are reports of
\nhorrible fires that claim the lives of innocent people, and
\ndestroy the homes and businesses of many citizens. This is so
\nvery sad because it is so preventable.<\/p>\n
The Fire Safety Educational Program developed by Fire
\nDepartment (Dinas Kebakaran) is commendable but has limited
\nfunding, which therefore results in limited public awareness. To
\nhelp combat Jakarta's fire epidemic through public awareness,
\ntelevision and radio stations should be required to dedicate
\n\"prime time\" five to ten seconds public service announcements
\naddressing Fire Safety.<\/p>\n
Newspapers should provide periodic coverage of Fire
\nPrevention. Home Fire Safety should be taught to children in
\nschools and the children encouraged to bring Fire Safety into
\ntheir homes.<\/p>\n
Certainly, Fire Prevention Education and Public Safety
\nAwareness alone will not solve the problem. Lack of proper
\nhousing, poor living conditions and limited fire prevention
\nmeasures contribute significantly to the fire epidemic. However,
\nit is so ironic, the fortunate who own homes and can afford fire
\nprevention measures like smoke and fire detectors, are the ones
\nwho ignore fire prevention. The unfortunate who are the poor fire
\nvictims, cannot afford such detectors, but are the ones who are
\nin most need of fire protection.<\/p>\n
R. PAUL<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/fire-in-jakarta-1447899208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }