MES Ganja Regional Center held comprehensive civil defense exercise in Samukh district (video, photo)

Ganja Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations held a comprehensive civil defense exercise on the topic "Organization of management of civil defense bodies and forces during the elimination of the consequences of large-scale emergencies" in Samukh district.
The exercise was attended by Head of MES Ganja Regional Center, Lieutenant Colonel Ramin Orujov, Head of Samukh District Executive Authority Firdovsi Aliyev, representatives of relevant agencies of MES, District Emergency Situations Commission, Civil Defense Headquarters of Executive Authority, the district's civil defense services, territorial and facility civil defense teams, heads of relevant departments, enterprises and organizations, and persons responsible for civil defense.
The aim of the exercise was to verify the reality of civil defense plans in the deployment area, increase the knowledge and skills of the regional Emergency Situations Commission, civil defense management bodies and teams on mutual activities during possible emergencies, ensure the reliability of communication and warning systems, and bring civil defense services and non-military civil defense teams to a high level of readiness.
During the event, first, a tent camp set up for the “evacuation of the population” in the event of a simulated emergency was visited. Following an inspection of the civil defense teams, a conference was held at the headquarters designated for the exercise.
Speaking at the conference, the Head of the Ganja Regional Center Ramin Orujov spoke about the importance of civil defense during emergencies, the implementation of civil defense measures, and the importance of the interaction of management bodies in eliminating the consequences of emergencies.
The Head of the Samukh District Executive Authority Firdovsi Aliyev spoke about the importance of the exercise and emphasized that the joint and coordinated activities of agencies in civil defense play an important role in ensuring the safety of the population.
Following this, a comprehensive civil defense exercise commenced. During the exercise, which simulated a large-scale emergency, the organization of interaction between the forces of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the non-military civil defense teams of the region and the work of the operational headquarters were successfully carried out. “Firefighting, rescue operations, and other urgent measures” were also successfully implemented, and the objectives set for the exercise were achieved.
A total of 292 employees and 69 units of equipment of the non-militarized civil defense teams of the MES Ganja Regional Center and relevant agencies of the region were involved in the comprehensive exercise.
After the successfully implemented exercise, the results were discussed and relevant instructions were given.