Euro Standard Firefighter-Rescuer Training & Retraining to Come to Georgia

Firefighter-rescuers’ training and retraining in accordance with European standards is soon to be made available in Georgia. The Emergency Management Service (EMS) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has said it plans a complete reorganization of the Training Center.

The training-retraining process will be carried out at the Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and will see the EMS offering training programs, modules and curricular that are based on the recommendations of the Directorate General of the European Union for Civil Security and Humanitarian Assistance. A one-week visit of the EU Evaluation Mission, comprising 13 experts, has just been completed in Georgia.

Within the framework of this visit, the European Commission Evaluation Mission visited the EMS Training Center and fire-rescue divisions across the country.

The Commissioner Evaluation Mission gave a positive assessment of the possibilities of a chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear recipient group of the Emergency Management Services.

Cooperation with the Evaluation Mission of the European Union for Civil Security and Humanitarian Assistance will definitely continue in the future, the EMS states.

By Mariam Merabishvili

Image source: Emergency Management Service