Page 19 - FourWaysGardens Issue 10 2021

Estate News

Captain Whitehead Hein Warren

Brandon Madeleine Thami

look out for; and explained how dogs are how to handle various situations. He even from the interest shown, it was evident that
used in crime prevention. Many questions allowed eager volunteers to discharge a fire the people in attendance really wanted to
were raised by the people who attended extinguisher to ensure they knew exactly be armed with this kind of knowledge.
and it is clear they love their four-legged what to do in case of an emergency.
families as much as the two-legged ones. Madeleine from Douglasdale CPF
One of the ladies came to the talk with the Brandon and team from Netcare 911 gave (Community Police Forum) informed them
family dog and Hein used the dog as an very helpful advice regarding basic first aid. of a domestic workers WhatsApp group for
example of animal treatment and how to This included: what to do in the case of a the Fourways area that warned domestic
make sure leashes and choke chains are potential drowning at home; how to treat workers of immediate threats in the area.
fitted and used correctly. cuts, burns, and bumps against the head; Many asked to be added to the group for
and how to report these emergencies. A this exact reason.
Warren from Fire Ops spoke about young boy who accompanied his mom to
firefighting awareness and tips, such as the the talk was used to demonstrate how to The last speaker was Thami, our 24/7
different fires you could have in a home and do the Heimlich maneuver with a child and security site manager. Thami shared clever

Fourways Gardens • 17 • November 2021