Civil Protection carries out an exercise to simulate a violent earthquake – New Algeria

Various civil protection units of 42 states are continuing an earthquake simulation exercise Its intensity is 6.8 on Richter ladder multiply by scenario, Papyrus Valley It caused significant losses in four cities.
Participating in coordinating and organizing the various teams involved in this 6-day exercise are 42 support detachments for the first interventions and the Algerian team accredited according to international standards. HUSAR In addition to a Tunisian civil protection unit.
The Director of Ambulance Organization and Coordination, Colonel Khalifa Moulay Louaj, confirmed: “The rescue teams that raised their alert level demonstrated the extent of coordination, organization and preparation for the exercise, which will be officially launched tomorrow, Sunday, with practical interventions in the sites affected by the attack.” earthquake “Default”.
Colonel Moulay added that all procedures, coordination and organization operations were carefully implemented at the level of the Al-Hayat base located in the industrial zone of the city of Oued Al-Bardi, while since last Thursday, the Operations Command Center has been located at the level of the Local Directorate of Civil Protection of Bouira State.
He also highlighted that “the formations for restructuring our elements and units will continue until late today, Saturday, to raise the level of coordination related to information related to this type of disaster that is being simulated as part of this exercise.”
The same official said that this “large-scale” exercise is taking place in good conditions and is divided into three parts, the first of which is related to processing the exercise on the table, then activating the maneuver on the ground, while the third and final phase highlights the extent to which the strength of the rescue units intervening in the field has been increased.
Colonel Moulay added, “Today (Saturday) forms part of the phase of raising the strength of our intervening units and teams, while tomorrow, Sunday, we will measure the degree of coordination and reactions between the Algerian mechanism and the United Nations intervention and ambulance mechanism.”
This maneuver aims to “prepare, as a first stage, teams from the states of Bouira and Medea in order to approve and classify them according to “United Nations standards,” according to the spokesman, who added that teams from other states are also concerned with this goal.
Colonel Moulay stressed, “Our goal is to classify the largest possible number of First Intervention Support Detachments in other states with United Nations standards.”
The Governor of Bouira State, Abdelkarim Lamouri, went this morning to the life and operations base in Wadi El Bardi, where he inquired about the progress of the exercise and its preparations.
Yesterday evening, Friday, a Tunisian civil protection team arrived in the province of Bouira, consisting of fifty agents of various ranks, to participate in this international maneuver.
This exercise simulates an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, causing loss of life and significant damage to the urban fabric, infrastructure, and homes in four municipalities: Wadi Al-Bardi, Al-Hashimiyeh, Sur Al-Ghizlan, and Al-Asanam.
This exercise aims to test and evaluate the state and degree of preparation of the various intervention teams in times of disasters, taking into account several factors such as the time of mobilization of the teams, the extent of the capabilities of the available resources and teams, and the degree of effectiveness of the formation and recyclability of the various elements.
This exercise, according to a previous statement by the person in charge of communication at the level of the General Directorate of Civil Protection, Major Nasim Barnawi, “will enable civil protection services to test the proper functioning of various levels in the chain of command, organize communication operations and coordination with the communications unit in the event of a breakdown in communication networks and the extent of their effectiveness.” Support units, rescue techniques and debris removal in the field.”