Gjirokastra, AAF test the emergency response capability

Published: Friday, 21 June 2019 11:11

For three days, officers of Gjirokastra Regional Support Detachment tested their response capabilities to assist the population in cases of natural disasters.

In the coded training "Gërhoti 2019", RSD troops improvised extinguishing the fires on difficult terrains and urban areas, the evacuation of people from earthquake ruins and the provision of first aid.

The exercise also tested the deploying capacity in the exercise region, with all the camping elements.
Another element of this exercise were the SAR operations, in regard to the respective platoon showed a high level of preparation.

Representatives from other regional Support Detachments, such as Korça, Kukës e Burreli were also part of “Gërhoti 2019" exercise.

Transferring the Civil Emergencies under the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces has given special importance, not only to the preparation of disaster response troops, but also to the modernization of appropriate equipment for these cases.