Denmark donates modern equipment to Georgia’s Emergency Management Service
The donation was aimed at helping the body better respond to forest fires, the Service said on Monday in its listing of the received tools, adding they would make a “significant contribution” to re-equipment of its professionals. Photo: The Emergency Management Service of Georgia.
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Georgia’s Emergency Management Service will be able to take advantage of brand-new equipment after the Danish Emergency Management Agency donated hardware to its counterpart.
Water pumps and tanks, chainsaws and other tools will enter the roster of the equipment of the domestic agency, following the handover of hardware worth €500,000 under the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package.
Photo: The Emergency Management Service of Georgia
The donation was aimed at helping the body better respond to forest fires, the Service said on Monday in its listing of the received tools, adding they would make a “significant contribution” to re-equipment of its professionals.
Photo: The Emergency Management Service of Georgia
The handover ceremony was attended by the Deputy Interior Minister Ioseb Chelidze, EMS Head Teimuraz Mgebrishvili and the Danish Ambassador to Georgia, Anne Toft Sørensen.
The officials also inspected the Emergency Situations Response Main Division and the Training Centre of the Department.
The Emergency Management Service of Georgia has received firefighting equipment within the United Nations Development Programme project aiming to support sustainable and climate-friendly forest management practices in the country.
The Emergency Management Service of the Georgian Interior Ministry has provided rescuers with new, "European-standard" fire retardant suits and equipment, the state body said on Thursday.
The European Union representation in Georgia on Tuesday handed brand-new equipment to the country’s Emergency Management Service, with the donation aimed at helping the body “better respond to emergencies and protect the health and lives of people”.
The government of Japan has provided the Emergency Management Service of Georgia with a second-hand fire engine.
The Emergency Management Service of the Georgian Interior Ministry is ready for the summer tourist season of 2023, the Ministry announced on Saturday.
Denmark allocates about $436,368 to support activities under the new Council of Europe Action Plan for Georgia, the Danish Embassy in Georgia said on Tuesday.