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Held at the National School of Civil Protection in Casablanca, in the presence of the Wali of the Casablanca-Settat region, governor of the prefecture of Casablanca, Mohamed Mhidia and several civil and military personalities, this event was marked by the presentation of data and statistics on the actions of the Regional Civil Protection Command in Casablanca-Settat.
According to a report on the relief operations carried out by Civil Protection in this region, for the year 2023, the number of interventions reached 87,618, relating in particular to 2,862 fires, 32,516 traffic accidents, 34 rail accidents. , 31,671 rescues of people, 15,526 rescues.
The interventions were carried out in particular in the prefectures and provinces of Casablanca (42,607), Mohammedia (4626), El Jadida (16,854), Benslimane (3882), Berrechid (2623), Settat (7201), Sidi Bennour (4796), Médiouna (4038) and Nouaceur (991).
Regarding the drowning toll, a total of 10,717 interventions were carried out by the Regional Civil Protection Command, saving 10,677 individuals.
The Regional Command has 16 main, 17 secondary and 4 port emergency centers, in addition to 4 motorway emergency centers, 2 local emergency centers, a regional mobile unit and a regional technical service.
These Open Days allowed an exchange with the general public and especially schoolchildren, the opportunity to learn about the actions of Civil Protection and its different fields of intervention, as well as the equipment mobilized in relief operations.
Workshops were also organized on this occasion to raise awareness of the various risks of everyday life, in addition to the simulation of intervention operations and the execution of maneuvers and demonstrations in terms of relief, rescue and extinction. fires.
“The Open Days of Civil Protection allowed direct meetings with citizens to raise their awareness of the potential risks in their daily life, at work or during their travels, as well as the measures to take in the event of natural disasters such as earthquakes or floods”, underlined Lieutenant Colonel Ouadghiri Hassani Mohamed, prefectural commander of Anfa Civil Protection.
In a statement to MAP, Mr. Ouadghiri Hassani said that “awareness brochures were distributed, given the leading role that citizens play, in particular by reporting road accidents, giving priority to ambulances and fire trucks to facilitate their circulation and helping to accommodate rescue teams at the scene of operations.
Regarding the theme chosen this year for the celebration of this day by the World Civil Protection Organization, namely “Innovative technologies at the service of Civil Protection”, Mr. Ouadghiri Hassani affirmed that “modern technology plays a crucial role. These include, for example, the use of drones to fight forest fires, sonars to rescue trapped people and telemeters to measure the stability of buildings.
He explained that the nature of constantly evolving disasters makes it necessary to adapt and modernize logistical resources, and to provide human resources with the necessary means and provide them with adequate supervision to guarantee the effectiveness of their interventions.
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