It was on 1^st Dec., the day scheduled for the academic talk, prepared by the academic committee under the guidance of the seminary authority. The seminary had prepared the topic on fire and fire extinguisher to be taught to the seminary community. To achieve the planned need for the topic in question, the seminary authority through the academic committee, invited the facilitators from the fire brigade unit in Tabora town. There came three fire brigade officers to facilitate the training: A/INSP. VIOLETH MACHECHU, SGT. THERESIA GIDO KIPETA, SGT. MAYASA A. CHOKA. The participants of the training were: all the seminarians of Kipalapala Seminary 2022/2023, some priests, some nuns, and some workers of the seminary. And the event took place in the seminary conference hall.

The schedule of the event was organized into two sessions: the first session based on the theoretical explanation, questions and discussions on the topic, and the second was based on practical training. The event commenced at 9:30am, opened by Rev. Fr. Honest Lubuva, the seminary academic dean, who led an opening prayer, and welcomed the facilitators for self-introduction. Immediately after the introduction of our facilitators, the first session began.  Sgt. Kipeta began by making it clear that the proper mission of the fire military unit is: to extinguish fire, to save life, to inspect all aspects concerned with fire, and to provide proper training to the citizens on fire and fire extinguisher. She went on explaining the proper definition and meaning of fire, classification of fire, and the equipment of fire extinguisher. Sgt. Choka took over and explained the actual causes of fire, classification of the instruments of fire extinguisher and the way of providing the information in case of fire.

There came the part of questions and discussions. Questions were raised from different corners of the floor and Sgts, Choka and Kipeta, with great competence gave sufficient replies to the questions and discussions from the floor. The first session was then closed by a closing prayer led by the moderator of the event. There followed a break of about 25mns, after which all were gathered outside the hall, at the place prepared for the practical training. The seminary authority had prepared all the requirements for this practical training. There was about one hour of practical activities and explanations on the events of fire and the way to quench the fire by using the instruments that were prepared, mainly portable fire extinguishers.

To put into practice the training they had received, few seminarians and one nun had the chance to extinguish the fire which was prepared by the facilitators for practical training. After the practical training, Sgts. Choka and Kipeta had questions of interest to the participants of the training, along with the discussions and questions from the participants. After all these, A/Insp. Machechu gave a word of gratitude to the participants, insisting on the safety structures in our houses. Rev. Fr. Honest Lubuva gave a word of thanks to the facilitators and appreciated their competence in their field. He closed the session by giving a short closing speech and a closing prayer.

(Reported by Frt. Godfrey Fredrick Mkwe)