Shigatse, Tibet: Firefighting propaganda entered the campus, and more than 3,000 teachers and students attended "safety classes"

China News Service, Lhasa, November 10 (Lobsang Dhondup Gonsanglam) On November 9, the Shigatse Fire Rescue Mobile Brigade entered the Shigatse Vocational and Technical School to launch the 2026 "119" Fire Protection Awareness Month activity. Focusing on the theme of "Firefighting for All, Life First", firefighters moved evacuation drills, fire-fighting practices, first aid teaching and equipment demonstrations into the campus. More than 3,000 teachers and students attended a "safety class" together.

As sirens sounded across the campus, emergency evacuation drills began. Under the collaborative guidance of firefighters and school teachers, more than 3,000 teachers and students followed the emergency plan, bent down, covered their mouths and noses, and quickly evacuated along the preset evacuation channels. The entire evacuation process was conducted in an orderly manner without crowding, noise, or turning back.

On the playground, fire fighters explained common fire hazards on campus and at home one by one, organized teachers and students to experience the standardized operation of dry powder fire extinguishers, and took turns to go forward to target fire points to put out fires; they also demonstrated disposal methods around life scenarios such as household gas tank fires and initial fire disposal. In the cardiopulmonary resuscitation teaching area, the commanders and fighters demonstrated step-by-step actions such as determining consciousness, chest compressions, and artificial respiration. Teachers and students knelt down to practice, and the commanders and fighters corrected the techniques one by one.

"What I learned can be used back home." Tashi, a student participating in the training, said that he wants to apply this firefighting knowledge in his daily life, and also tell it to his family and friends, so that people around him can pay attention to fire safety.

In the equipment display area, earthquake, water, rope and other rescue equipment were lined up in order, and commanders and soldiers introduced the functions and practical uses of the equipment one by one. The students observed closely and competed to ask questions. The interactive atmosphere was lively.

Danzhen Wangla, head of the Safety Management Section of Shigatse Vocational and Technical School, said that immersive drills, close observation, and hands-on operations have given teachers and students a more intuitive understanding of disaster prevention and avoidance. The school will incorporate fire safety education into daily management and carry out drill training on a regular basis.

It is reported that 2026 is the eighth anniversary of the national comprehensive fire rescue team’s flag-giving speech. In recent years, the Shigatse Fire Rescue Mobile Brigade has completed more than 30 forest fires and more than 20 comprehensive emergency rescue missions. It has been rated as one of the "Top Four" party branches of central and state agencies, an advanced grassroots party committee of the National Fire Rescue Bureau, and was awarded the second-class collective merit once.

The person in charge of the brigade said that during the publicity month, the brigade will light up the big screens of city landmark buildings, conduct door-to-door firefighting knowledge lectures, disaster prevention and reduction knowledge training, and emergency response drills to deliver safety knowledge to the masses.