Page 4 - FWG Issue 1 February 2023

Security

24/7 Security Services wishes all the

Fourways Gardens Estate residents

a happy and healthy 2023. Thank

you for your continuous support

and cooperation. Security really is

everybody’s responsibility.

THANK YOU
The 24/7 Security FGE team extend their
gratitude to the Fourways Gardens Estate during power cuts – ensure that you are
HOA and estate office for the Christmas aware of this when the power goes out.
gifts received. Our officers acknowledge • Invest in a portable power bank to charge Officers of the Month
and appreciate the generosity.
your phone – you will need it to report
any emergency during load shedding.
• Invest in emergency lights that will switch
SAFETY FIRST on during power outages.
24/7 Security has various procedures in • Make sure that you have a fully charged
place to ensure the safety of the estate torch and have torches accessible
during load shedding. The procedures to children (where possible) in their
are regularly updated and reviewed, and bedrooms.
the officers’ training includes the latest • Switch off all non-essential electrical
standard operating procedures. appliances during load shedding.
• Always remember to switch off the stove.
However, Stage 6 (and higher) load • Never make open fires to prepare food
shedding brings additional challenges as near thatched roofs as they are highly
many backup systems are not designed to susceptible to ignition by sparks from
support outages of four or more hours. It is open flames. Ensure that you have a
easy to become complacent, and we urge serviced fire extinguisher close to your
residents to follow the following safety braai area. Our officers of the month are Asanda
procedures during load shedding: • Use a safe candle holder if you use candles
and ensure that they are kept away from Ntoni and Luyanda Nxokweni
• Ensure that you have adequate backup any flammable materials. Candles must On 27 October, site supervisor Asanda
Ntoni and reaction officer Luyanda
batteries or a solar system to operate your be extinguished once power is restored. Nxokweni assisted the estate manager
security gate and alarm system. • Be vigilant at all times, especially when
• Some electronic gates open automatically leaving the estate. and EMS to contain the son of a resident.
It is believed he was out of control
due to an alleged intake of drugs. A
call was received from a resident in
Celtis complaining that Joe* from one
SEE SOMETHING, of the neighbouring residences had
stormed into the house and started
disconnecting the Wi-Fi, stating that
SAY SOMETHING the house was bugged and “they
were spying on him”. An ambulance
was called and when it arrived, the
Please report all security-related matters paramedics struggled to contain Joe
and get him strapped on the stretcher
immediately, without delay. to get him into the ambulance as he

A delay in reporting = a delay in resolution. was very aggressive and fighting the
paramedics. Asanda and Luyanda
were able to pin Joe down and get him
Onsite Control Contact details: handcuffed so that the paramedics
011 465 5466 or 066 261 7671 could get him inside the ambulance.

*Not his real name

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