Rescue-1122 conducts mock exercise

SIALKOT: Rescue-1122 conducted a mock exercise at Forward Sports Sahuwala  to deal with emergencies in a timely manner.  According to Rescue spokesperson, on the special instructions of Director  General Dr Rizwan Naseer, under the supervision of Regional Emergency Officer  Syed Kamal Abid and headed by District Emergency Officer (DEO) Engineer  Naveed Iqbal, mock drills were conducted at Forward Sports Sahuwala.  Rescuers, Rescue Guards and Forward Sports team participated.  Engineer Naveed Iqbal acted as incident commander, and Rescue & safety  Officer Muhammad Ehsan acted as operational commander.  Mock exercise included accidental command post and control tower in case  of tragedy in mock drills, safe evacuation of shelter on rooftops, evacuation  of injured to hospital with timely first aid and people trapped in the building  using rescue vehicle equipment. Regional Emergency Officer Gujranwala  inspected the mock drills.  Addressing the rescuers and rescue guards, the Regional Emergency Officer  said that the purpose of such mock exercises was to assess the operational  capabilities of rescue to cope with any emergency situation.  He appreciated the performance of rescue and expressed satisfaction over  their professionalism.