Defence Ministry awards its employees for fighting large-scale fires
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Georgia’s Ministry of Defence has awarded its soldiers and civil servants for fighting large-scale fires in Borjomi and Ateni Gorge in late August.
Defence Minister Levan Izoria awarded people with department medals, office-based tools, paid gifts and cash prizes.
Georgian officials highlighted the soldiers' role against fires. Photo by the Ministry of Defence press office.
- 1,374 soldiers received 625GEL (255USD) bonus each.
- 100 soldiers received medals for showing particular bravery during the fires.
- 107 soldiers and civil servants received office-based tools.
- 957 soldiers and 7 civil servants were thanked for their roles in the course of fires.
- 228 soldiers were awarded with honorary deeds and 42 civil servants with certificates of appreciation.
Defence Ministry employees got involved in the fight against the fire on August 23.
The Ministry also provided more than 90 different military techniques, special techniques among them, to effectively fight the fire.
The Georgian Armed Forces have joined firefighting efforts in Georgia’s Borjomi Gorge where a massive forest fire broke out five days ago and is still burning.
Georgian citizens, business and banking sector representatives are teaming up to restore the forest burnt following the recent devastating wildfire in the Borjomi Gorge, with several social campaigns already in full swing.
As of now, all the main fire spots have been localised, but there are areas where the threat of fire spreading has not been removed, Georgia’s Environment Ministry said this morning.
Six helicopters and one large firefighting aircraft have resumed extinguishing work at 6 a.m. this morning in Georgia’s Borjomi Gorge where a wildfire broke out four days ago.
Fire-fighters have been working to extinguish the fire that, according to the local population broke out a couple of days ago.
The fire has spread on grass some 15 kilometers away from the village and the smoke has been seen in the Artvani forest since morning.