World Civil Defense Day – "The role of information technology in risk assessment"

 

The World Civil Defense Day is celebrated annually on March 1 under a certain motto. This year it will be held under the motto "The role of information technology in risk assessment". Civil defense is an integral part of the civil protection system and is designed to implement a set of measures carried out in peacetime and wartime to protect the population and territory from the impact of damaging factors of modern means of destruction, natural and man-made emergencies. Thanks to the coordinated work of civil protection officers in the city of Ridder in 2022, there is a decrease in the number of emergencies by 24%, man-made fires by 26.4%. Also in the city there is a decrease in the death of people in fires by 33%. The number of people injured in fires also decreased by 40%, 3 people were rescued in fires. Thanks to the effective work in the field of emergency prevention, as well as daily raids in the residential sector, and preventive work in the media and social networks, no deaths and injured people from carbon monoxide have been registered.

As part of the World Civil Defense Day, a set of events aimed at promoting knowledge about civil defense are being held. The Department of Emergency Situations attaches great importance to the promotion of knowledge in the field of civil protection among children, categorized organizations and civil protection services of the city. Educational institutions conduct special lessons, contests, games, competitions, seminars, during which participants acquire the necessary skills of self-defense and learn the rules of behavior in an emergency situation. Organizations conduct agitation by distributing brochures, booklets and installing stands for Civil Defense events. The organization of this event is aimed at increasing the informativeness of the population in emergency situations.

 

Emergency Management  of  Ridder