Almost 120 people are participating in an international rescue exercise organized by the Polish Red Cross (PCK) in Lower Silesia, southwestern Poland, between June 28 and 30.
On Friday, members of 23 PCK rescue teams and volunteer fire service units from Lithuania, Germany, Spain, and the U.S. started a three-day drill inside an old cellulose factory in the village of Malczyce.
Specifically, the units will simulate conducting rescue actions in the wake of a large-scale urban disaster.
“The area will be searched by the PCK and fire brigade rescue teams with dogs,” Andrzej Horowski, one of the organizers, said. “The rescuers’ task is to evacuate the injured to a safe place.
“Such exercises aim to maintain the potential of voluntary organizations supporting the National Rescue and Firefighting System and State Emergency Medical Service,” Horowski added.
Specifically, the units will simulate conducting rescue actions in the wake of a large-scale urban disaster.
“The area will be searched by the PCK and fire brigade rescue teams with dogs,” Andrzej Horowski, one of the organizers, said. “The rescuers’ task is to evacuate the injured to a safe place.
“Such exercises aim to maintain the potential of voluntary organizations supporting the National Rescue and Firefighting System and State Emergency Medical Service,” Horowski added.
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