Interior Ministry to use trained volunteers in emergency situations
The new project will cover the whole of Georgia next year. Photo: Emergency Management Service.
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The Georgian Interior Ministry has launched a new volunteer project for emergency situations to address problems caused by natural disasters with the help of trained volunteers.
Volunteers will be trained by the Red Cross.
300 volunteers will be trained initially during the pilot project,” the ministry says.
The project presentation has been held in Borjomi, eastern Georgia, earlier today.
The project will be launched in Samtskhe-Javakheti region first and will cover the whole of Georgia next year.
The Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili announced today that Georgia has moved to a new model of emergency situation management, which means the Emergency Management Service will be more independent in decision making and additional funds will be spent on the purchase of anti-fire equipment.
The Emergency Management Service of Georgia has announced a series of systemic reforms. Head of the agency Giorgi Mgebrishvili held the first working meeting with officials of the service and discussed details of the reforms today.
The government of Japan has provided the Emergency Management Service of Georgia with a second-hand fire engine.
Georgia is modernising its emergency services to meet the needs of people with disabilities.
Poland has gifted Georgia training equipment and devices for firefighters and rescuers, including a multifunctional training simulator for practical training, a fire outfit for 17 instructors and other training equipment.