SAESI 2015: going out with a bang!

The final day of Africa’s biggest emergency management services (EMS) event, SAESI 2015, dawned bright and clear, with training event teams giving it their all one last time.

On Friday, 6 November, the final day of SAESI’S 30th biennial conference, exhibition and training events, teams geared up for the final day of challenges and then attended the prize-giving, during which awards were given to the top three teams in each event, the assessors, and various other winners.

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The week’s biggest winners were Cape Town – various teams took home prizes in many different categories. A full list of winners will be published in the Jan/Feb edition of F.I.R.E Africa.

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School children from the surrounding areas were invited to learn about fire safety in an event organised by PIER (Public information, education, and relations). The kids were treated to demonstrations and talks on safety, as well as a walkthrough the exhibition, where exhibitors explained to them how the fire engines, machinery, equipment, and supplies worked.

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A full account of the week’s events, including a full list of prize winners, will be published in the Jan/Feb edition of F.I.R.E Africa.

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