The College of Agriculture at the University of Basrah organized a specialized course on civil defense practices, types of fire extinguishers and ways to use them
The course aimed at introducing civil defense personnel, faculty members, and civil defense committees formed in the scientific departments to the types of fire extinguishers and teach them how to store and use them in emergencies, as well as developing participants' information on civil defense practices, primary prevention in emergencies and how to deal with emergency conditions
The course included educating and raising awareness of the civil defense practices for the participants, especially civil defense personnel and guards, and improving the participants' information in dealing with fire extinguishers, maintaining and storing them, as well as showing them the types of fires and how to deal with them
