Tehran Ready for Floods

The head of Tehran's Crisis Management and Disaster Prevention Organization said: Our goal is that if a flood occurs in Tehran, agencies will be better prepared and coordinated, and their equipment will have been tested in advance. Given war and security concerns, we must not be caught off guard by flood risk.

Head of Tehran Crisis Prevention and Management Organization:

The head of the Tehran Crisis Management and Prevention Organization said: Our goal is that if a flood happens in Tehran, the devices are more ready and coordinated and their equipment has been tested before. Considering war and security concerns, we should not be surprised by the risk of flooding.

Ambassador Arjan-Ali Nasiri, head of the Tehran Crisis Prevention and Management Organization, said on the sidelines of the second day of the fourth skill-building course and operational exercise of flood and survival in difficult conditions and after announcing the end of the operation: This exercise was held with the aim of increasing the readiness and coordination of relief and service providers.

Referring to the place where the exercise was held, he said: "This program was held in two days. On the first day, the colleagues set up the camp, learned about tent making and participated in seven skill training classes."

Nasiri further added: "The trainings included topics such as flood rescue, working with GPS, managing crisis situations, cardiopulmonary resuscitation of the injured, environmental health, setting up toilets, water chlorination and working with various types of water drainage pumps."

The head of Tehran Crisis Prevention and Management Organization explained about the program of the second day: "The groups of five areas of Tehran and staff colleagues, in two groups of women and men, practiced the skills they had learned the previous day. At the same time, relief devices also performed their specialized activities; Red Crescent forces tested their equipment, firefighters rescued the supposed injured, and emergency colleagues, Behesht Zahra organization, water and sewage company, electricity company and other agencies also performed their duties. The coordination of these activities was the responsibility of our colleagues in the organization."

Stating that this exercise will be held for the second time this year, Nasiri said: "Our goal is that if a flood happens in Tehran, the devices will be more ready and coordinated and their equipment has been tested before." Considering war and security concerns, we should not be surprised by the risk of flooding."

He also said about the evaluation of the level of preparedness of the forces: "The evaluation of this course was done by doctoral students of fields related to crisis management, and we have not yet received the final results. However, based on preliminary evidence and observations, the apparatuses were more coordinated and prepared compared to the camp held a month ago. Despite this, we are still far from the ideal situation; But compared to our past, we are much more prepared."