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Electrical equipment and system failures currently account for more than 74% of the causes of fires and explosions, requiring prevention thinking to be deployed early and from the ground up. Not only stopping at technical inspection, Ho Chi Minh City Electricity Corporation (EVNHCMC) is proactively going to every alley, knocking on every house, comprehensively innovating propaganda methods so that each citizen becomes a link in preventing fires and explosions, ensuring safety right at the facility. Download Fire Prevention and Rescue Plan Rehearsal at Gia Dinh Electricity Company - Photo: chinphu.vn/VH Big challenge from electrical incidents According to data from the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department (PCC-CNCH), in 2025, up to 75.78% of fires originate from electrical system and equipment failures at establishments and households. In the first 3 months of 2026, this rate is still high at 74.59%. Implementing the Prime Ministers National Program on electricity safety for the period 2026-2035 and the Plan for coordination with the City Police, EVNHCMC determined that fire prevention must be implemented before a fire occurs. Accordingly, the coordination between the electricity industry, police and local authorities is carried out regularly, closely, ensuring no overlap, with the goal of minimizing accidents, fires and explosions caused by electricity. Tighten technical management and internal preparation. Determining safety must start from the technical infrastructure itself, EVNHCMC not only focuses on equipping on-site fire-fighting equipment but also focuses on inspection, maintenance, and timely detection and handling of abnormalities, thereby eliminating abnormalities. Eliminate the risk from the start. For 119 110 kV and 220 kV transformer stations, the High Voltage Grid Company has standardized fire prevention and fighting management documents; At the same time, facilities under management are being accelerated in equipping and connecting automatic fire alarm communication equipment. To improve on-site response capacity, in the first 6 months of 2026, EVNHCMC has established 54 grassroots fire protection teams with 1,113 members, organized intensive training for 109 inspection officers, developed 178 plans and successfully practiced 60 fire fighting plans. In parallel Accordingly, the citys electricity industry actively participates in interdisciplinary inspection teams, providing professional support for the installation and arrangement of electrical equipment in high-risk areas such as crowded places, stages, fairs, exhibitions and decorative lighting systems. Download Go to every alley, knock on every house to propagate electrical safety among the people - Photo: chinphu.vn/VH Go to every alley, knock on every house brings electrical safety to the community For sustainable prevention, EVNHCMC closely coordinates with ward and commune authorities to deploy the motto go to every alley, knock on every house. In just the first 6 months of 2026, the unit has surveyed and advised electricity safety for 56,075 households (reaching more than 50% of the yearly plan), issued tens of thousands of handbooks, leaflets and organized propaganda at markets, residential areas, and schools. Many programs with high pervasive power are regularly maintained by EVNHCMC, such as Kilowatt? - Students join hands to use electricity safely and economically, in coordination with the Department of Electricity. Education & Training and City Radio and Television Station. Through the program, knowledge about electrical safety has been disseminated to more than 11,000 students and people at 58 schools and community activities. In particular, the program also combines propaganda with practical actions when directly supporting the renovation and free repair of the electrical system for more than 300 households in difficult circumstances. Communication innovation: From telling to helping self-identify risks Faced with a large amount of technical information that is difficult to remember, EVNHCMC is strongly shifting the way of propaganda: Instead of making dry regulations, the electricity industry focuses on helping people identify risks by themselves through Simple, intuitive tool. Download Checking electrical safety at boarding houses in Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: chinphu.vn/VH According to the direction of C07 and EVN, propaganda content is concise and diversified on digital platforms such as Customer Care App, Zalo, SMS, website, short videos. EVNHCMC has integrated consulting content right from the stage of receiving household electrical connections, and updated detailed safety instructions for charging stations and electric vehicle chargers. In the coming time, Ho Chi Minh Citys electricity industry will promote the dissemination of True - Wrong image sets with an intuitive, easy-to-understand presentation in the direction of Where is wrong - What is dangerous - What to do, along with a short self-check sheet with practical questions: Are electrical cabinets, wires, sockets singed or damaged? Overload due to serial connection? Is the device with a metal case grounded? Is the electric vehicle charging area safe and is firefighting equipment easily accessible? By visualizing knowledge, EVNHCMC helps each household easily self-check their living space, while complex technical measurements and inspections are still guaranteed to be performed by a team of experts, bringing about the effectiveness of preventing electrical incidents in a comprehensive and sustainable way. Viet Hoa
