Fire drill mobilization started in Altındağ. A fire drill was held at the Guesthouse for Patients and Relatives and Doğantepe Elderly Home, which operate under Altındağ Municipality. The exercise carried out by Occupational Safety Expert Mehmet Gözar attracted great attention. Center employees were informed about how to evacuate in an emergency, fire extinguisher features and usage. Additionally, the operation and use of emergency warning systems were also mentioned. Following the training, a practical evacuation and fire drill was held. Municipality personnel, who learned the methods of intervening in the fire, successfully extinguished the fire.

"CHECKS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS MUST BE DONE"
Occupational Safety Specialist Mehmet Gözar, who informed the staff about fire characteristics, fire classes, what to do during a fire and the importance of the fire escape, said: "There are 5 types of fire. These fires are divided into A, B, C, D and E classes. Water should not be used when fighting other fires except solid fires. Wet cloths should be used. In other fires, we should use a fire extinguisher. The direction of the wind is also very important in fires... We should use the fire extinguisher in the same direction as the wind. Do not waste time, save yourself in a very short time. What "The faster we act, the faster we can extinguish the fire. We can take precautions before the incident happens," he said. Gözar also emphasized that fire extinguishers should be checked periodically every 6 months. 

"THE DRILL WAS VERY USEFUL"
Ali Rıza Okur (76), one of the residents of Doğantepe Elderly Home, stated that he found the training and drill very useful. Okur said, "I have been staying at Doğantepe Elderly Home for 5 years. We attended the fire drill training. They informed us about everything. God forbid, we will not get into such an accident... We will try to be useful to ourselves, our environment and our neighbors against a possible fire. We learned what we should do. We listened to the instructor, he gave very good information. We learned things we did not know. I used the fire extinguisher for the first time in my life. Thanks to the drill, we learned that too."

"WE LEARNED TO RESPOND TO FIRE"
Hatice Aloğlu, one of the staff at Doğantepe Elderly Home, said, "I work at Doğantepe Elderly Home. We are responsible for thinking about and protecting the elderly residing here before ourselves. We learned how to intervene in case of a possible danger, how to evacuate our elderly and ourselves, and we practiced it. The training was full. Thank you very much." 

"EVACUATION TRAINING AND DRILLS WILL CONTINUE..."
Altındağ Mayor Dr. emphasized that it is vital to be conscious and prepared for emergencies. Veysel Tiryaki said, "We started working to raise awareness of our personnel working in all units of our municipality about fire and fire intervention. First, we started with Doğantepe Elderly Home and Guesthouse for Patients and Patient Relatives, which are of critical importance in case of danger. We informed our personnel so that they could support our guests staying there in case of danger. We carried out evacuation training and a fire extinguishing drill. It was a very productive practice." 
Mayor Tiryaki added that information training and drills will also be held in other facilities affiliated with Altındağ Municipality and said, "We hope that there will be no disasters or suffering caused by fire again..."