The Aran Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations held a civil defense exercise on warning and gathering with the non-militarized civil defense forces at “Azerbaijan” Thermal Power Station.

The exercise aimed at checking the level of quick readiness of the areal civil defense forces to respond to emergencies and coordinating joint activities in crisis situations, improving the management knowledge and skills of the command staff and instilling practical skills on warning gathering in the staff.

Staff and equipment of MES Aran Regional Center, Fire Protection Unit No. 68 of Mingachevir City State Fire Protection Team of the State Fire Protection Service, employees of Aran Regional Protection service of “Military Protection Team” of “AzerEnergy” OJSC, staff and equipment of civil defense forces of “Azerbaijan” Thermal Power Station were involved in the exercise.

During the exercise, activities on warning non-militarized areal civil defense teams on the emergency situations, marching to the gathering point, organizing assembly and management were checked, as well as reports on functional tasks were heard.

In the end, the exercise was analyzed, shortcomings were noted and relevant instructions were given.

Source: Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan