Tartous-SANA

The Directorate of Civil Defense, in cooperation with Tartous Governorate and public and civil authorities concerned with disasters, carried out a practical statement on the work of civil defense such as ambulance, firefighting, rescue and evacuation simulating a supposed terrorist attack on the building of the Social Insurance Institution in the governorate.

Brigadier General Munther Al-Ibrahim, Director of Civil Defense in Tartous, gave an explanation of the statement plan in all its stages from the moment of reporting the supposed attack and the distribution of tasks in parallel with carrying out the implementation process of evacuating the place and extinguishing the fires caused by the attack with the ambulance of the injured.

Al-Ibrahim said in his statement to reporters: The aim of the demonstration is to create harmony between the departments concerned with disasters, and to show the work of protection elements in various institutions in the event of any facility being attacked or work that requires such work.

He added: "The statement showed full readiness and securing the logistical needs of equipment and protective clothing for rescuers, and coordination with other concerned authorities such as electricity, water and communications and their readiness."

Colonel Samir Shamma, commander of the province's fire brigade, pointed out that through the practical statement, "cases of fires, ambulances, evacuation of the place, rescue of the injured, and other civil defence work are dealt with according to each case until the tasks entrusted to the concerned elements are completed and the normal situation of the facility is restored as it was."

Yasser Diop, head of the province's readiness department, said, "The statement contributes to gaining expertise for elements working in public government agencies and institutions and the local community and strengthening them in emergency situations that may occur to deepen expertise and experience and acquire self-knowledge of them."

Fatima Hussein

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