Romanian Emergency Inspectorate sets up training centers in EUR 40 mln project

Romania’s General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) will establish in the coming years a network of regional training centers for its operative personnel as part of a EUR 40 million project, Agerpres reported. The centers will be located in Iaşi, Suceava, Timiş, Hunedoara, Dolj, Constanţa, Mureş, and in Bucharest. IGSU will roll out the project because of its lack of facilities and infrastructure dedicated to the training of its operative personnel, Cristian Radu, first deputy with IGSU, explained. “We now have a major project we will roll out, with a value of EUR 40 million, which will be dedicated to the operative personnel acquiring competences, on the one hand, but also to creating a network of regional training centers […] for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense CBRN intervention, climbers, divers, paramedics, firemen,” he said. Radu went on to explain that the centers will cover the training of its staff in various specialties, already in use. “Our activity entails search-and-rescue missions in water, and we have intervention divers. We have intervention vehicles in each subordinated unit. We also have intervention climbers, paramedics and resources for CBRN missions, where Romania does well, but we will continue to develop this facility. We currently have 32 teams to deal with the collecting, transport and storage of water, air, and soil samples to be tested for chemical contamination. So all these specialties will be covered by these training centers, which entail construction works but also the specialized training staff,” he said. Romanian Emergency Inspectorate buys ambulances with EUR 296 million Telekom Romania will implement population warning system (Photo: IGSU Facebook Page) editor@romania-insider.com