UNS — Faculty of Cultural Studies (FIB) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta in collaboration with CV. Bina Cipta Abadi held training for fire-fighting and the simulation for the use of Light Fire Extinguisher (APAR). The training was held for the academic staff and was held in the FIB UNS yard on Friday (8/10/2021).
As reported in the fib.uns.ac.id website, the training was held because of the awareness that disaster, especially fire, could occur wherever and whenever. Therefore, FIB UNS felt the need for mitigation training to reduce disaster risks. The Administrative Coordinator of FIB UNS, Arif Farida Tri Rejeki, S.Pd., M.Si., also stated that this training is a preventive measure for her unit. “Nobody wants a disaster, in this case, fire, in their workplace. As we know that fire could occur wherever and whenever especially in the office environment with various electronic tools that have a high risk of short circuits and trigger fire. Therefore, on this occasion, let us learn and practice how to handle fire and to operate fire extinguishers together,” Arif Farida stated.
Guntur Wisnu Sembodo as a trainer from CV. Bina Cipta Abadi shared the method to handle fire, from extinguishing the fire to dealing with uncontrolled fire. Firstly, Guntur shared the basic materials on fire. According to his explanation, a fire disaster is a condition when the fire is uncontrollable. To the FIB Academic Staff, Guntur reminded to call the fire force when the fire is hard to extinguish and out of reach. However, when a fire is under reach and controllable, he shared tips to extinguish the fire.
“We could handle minor fire using the available tools around us, for example, wet gunny sack, wet towels, or wet clothes, once it is bigger, (we) could use a fire extinguisher,” he explained.
Guntur also showed how to operate the fire extinguisher to the participants through shortened formula: CARA, remove the safety pin (cabut pin), point the hose to fire source (arahkan selang lurus menuju sumber api), squeeze to operate the tool (remas katub untuk menyemprotkan busa APAR), and point hose to the fire (arahkan selang fokus pada kobaran api).
The training participants also take turns to practice the method shared by the instructor, including handling gas leakage, extinguishing the fire using a wet gunny sack, and using a fire extinguisher. Participants were enthusiastic in training. Humas UNS
Reporter: Alinda Hardiantoro
Editor: Dwi Hastuti