{"id":212914,"date":"2019-07-26T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/212914\/safety-campaign-launched-to-combat-the-scourge-of-attacks-on-emergency-services-personnel\/"},"modified":"2019-07-29T09:31:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T07:31:49","slug":"safety-campaign-launched-to-combat-the-scourge-of-attacks-on-emergency-services-personnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/26\/safety-campaign-launched-to-combat-the-scourge-of-attacks-on-emergency-services-personnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety campaign launched to combat the scourge of attacks on emergency services personnel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The metro\u2019s Customer Relations Management (CRM) Department, together with Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS), rolled out an emergency services safety campaign on Sunday.<\/p>\n

This safety campaign, themed \u2018Your Safety Is Our Concern and Our Safety Is Your Concern\u2019, follows the scourge of attacks on emergency services personnel and law enforcement officials in the metro.<\/p>

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This was held in the heart of the Makause community at the Makause informal settlement sports ground.<\/p>\n

Officials from the metro, DEMS, SAPS, EMPD and the Disaster and Call Centre Management Department gave presentations on the day, detailing the process residents had to follow in order to receive efficient assistance in an emergency.<\/p>

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\u201cWhen you call our call centre, you will be asked to describe the injuries your friend or family member may have suffered. Please be as descriptive as you possibly can so we can ensure we provide enough assistance over the phone until the ambulance arrives,\u201d said Millicent Bheki, a representative from the Disaster and Call Centre Management Department.<\/p>\n

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Residents of Makause informal settlement attended a safety campaign, themed \u2018Your Safety Is Our Concern and Our Safety Is Your Concern\u2019, presented by the metro\u2019s Customer Relations Management (CRM) Department together with Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) on Sunday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The department interpreted the spate of attacks on emergency services personnel as a complex and dynamic act of denying desperate communities their rights to health and safety services.<\/p>\n

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