This initiative is part of the comprehensive 'Granada se protege' project, aiming for students to acquire practical knowledge on how to react to fires, floods, earthquakes, and crowd agglomerations. The activity, designed to be dynamic, allows participants to internalize safe behaviors through play.
“"We have articulated an entire learning ecosystem in collaboration with Civil Protection, Local Police, 061, and, of course, IES Hermenegildo Lanz, so that students move from theoretical prevention in emergencies directly to action in a very dynamic way, allowing them to internalize safe behaviors and learn through play how they should react automatically in an emergency."
In the initial phase of the program, 30 high school students from IES Hermenegildo Lanz received theoretical training from security force professionals. This session covered key self-protection strategies in four critical scenarios: fires, floods, earthquakes, and crowd agglomerations.
Subsequently, students faced a simulated red alert, divided into working groups. Each scenario included four operational challenges related to good self-protection practices and an additional first aid challenge adapted to each type of emergency. The tests included a simulated flood with dense foam, a kitchen fire with smoke, an earthquake with falling objects, and a crowd agglomeration at a party requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers.
“"It is very important for young people to grow up with solid knowledge that allows them to react safely in extreme situations and even transfer this knowledge to their families, helping to build a self-protecting city and society that knows how to anticipate risks and face emergencies with the tranquility of acting correctly."
This gamified project, which is expected to be extended to other high schools in the city, is one of the pillars of the 'Granada se protege' program. This program also includes self-protection workshops in educational centers and at the Huerta del Rasillo facilities, through initiatives such as 'Safe School' and 'Road Education'. Additionally, training sessions are being held for neighborhood associations in different districts, with significant participation.
Soon, the Emergency Day will be celebrated, an event with public activities open to students from all educational centers in the capital and their families, reinforcing the City Council's commitment to safety and prevention from childhood.
