New Challenges and Role of Rescue 1122

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ObjectivesAt the end of the session, participants will

be able to:

1.Describe most difficult rescue operations.

2.Name and types of most common disaster challenge for Pakistan.

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Objectives3.Describe prone areas effected from

disasters.

4.Describe difficult situations for Rescue 1122 in big cites.

5.Describe the Roll of Rescue 1122 in these situations.

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Most difficult operation for Rescue 1122 Every rescue operation is a challenge

for Rescue 1122. However any rescue operation becomes more challenging if it is not reported on time.

Late respond to incident.

Timely call can ensure timely rescue. Timely response can decrease losses.

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Most frequent Hazards, challenging to Rescue 1122

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Floods Urban Fire cases

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DROUGHT

FIRESLANDSLIDES

EARTHQUAKE

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INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTSTSUNAMIS

FIRE & CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS

TypesNatural

DisastersMan Made

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“Challenges”Man-made Fires Explosive devices Firearms Structural collapse Transportation events

Air, Rail, Roadway, Waterway.

Industrial HAZMAT Etc…

Natural Earthquake Landslides Tsunami Volcanic eruption Tornado Hurricanes, floods Fires Etc…

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Climate Change in Pakistan Pakistan is particularly vulnerable to

Climate Change, Visible changes in hydrological cycle

have been observed in the form of Changing precipitation pattern. Droughts Water availability periods in rivers. Frequency and intensity of heat waves. Weather-induced natural disasters.

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Most frequent Challenges in Pakistan for Rescue services

Floods

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FloodsPakistan is one of the most flood prone countries in South Asia

Indus is the largest river of Pakistan and its tributaries are Kabul, Swat, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas

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Generally floods in these rivers occur in late summer (July to September)due to heavy monsoon rains.

Flooding can also occur as the result of glacial lakes breaking that are caused by high summer temperatures.

Floods in Pakistan can also occur due to the climate change.

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Floods

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Floods

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Districts Prone to Floods

• Hyderabad, Sukker, Nawab Shah districts in Sindh Province

• Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Muzaffargargh, Jhelum, Rahim yar khan and Lahore districts in Punjab Province

• D.I. Khan, Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Swat, Mardan and Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Province

• Keich, Jaffarabad, Naseerabad districts in Baluchistan Province

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Earthquakes Pakistan lies upon Indo-Australian plate which iscontinuously moving andcausing earthquakes

The Koh-e-Suleiman, HinduKush and Koh-e-krakurammountain ranges areparticularly vulnerable and theresulting devastation can beimmense because of the poorconstruction of the buildings.

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EARTHQUAKE 2005

•FAMILIES AFFECTED= 500,000FAMILIES AFFECTED= 500,000

•HUMAN LOSSHUMAN LOSS = = 73,338 73,338

•INJUREDINJURED = 1,28,309 = 1,28,309

CATEGORY DESTROYED/ DAMAGED

TOTAL

HOUSES 6,00,152 7,87,583EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES

7,669 18,095 STUDENTS DEAD

1,1456

HEALTH INSTITUTES

574 782

ROADS 4,429 KMs (37.02 %)

1,1963 KMs MOST OF THE UTILITIES LIKE TELECOM, WATER SUPPLY &

ELECTRICITY WERE OUT OF ORDER 200 MILLION TONS DEBRIS TO BE MANAGED

DAMAGES DUE TO EARTHQUAKE

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Mardan

Peshawar

Rwp

Mzd

Isd

Abbotabad

Arja

Rwkt

Bagh

Mansehra

Batgram

BalakotGHB

Pattan

KaghanMingora

Gilgit

Kalam

AREA AFFECTED-30,000 SQ KM

7.6

FAULT LINE 100 KM LONG

TOTAL POPULATION : 3.5 M

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EARTHQUAKE 2005

Districts Prone to Earthquake• Northern areas and Chitral district in KP

Province• Muzaffarbad, Neelum, Bagh and Rawlakot in

Azad Kashmir region• Whole of Gilgit-Baltistan province• Quetta, Chaman, Sibi, Zhob, Khuzdar,

Dalbandin, the Makran coastincluding Gawadar and Pasni in Balochistan Province

• Murree in Punjab Province• Whole of Federally Administered Tribal Areas

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Droughts The incident of drought in Pakistan is

becoming increasingly due to low rainfall extreme variations in temperature

The most susceptible regions experience adrought 2 or 3 years every decade.

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Droughts

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Districts Prone to Drought Umerkot, Tharparker, Mirpur Khas in

Sindh Province Dera Ghazi Khan and Bahawaplpur

districts in Punjab Province D.I.Khan, and some part of Bannu

district in KP Kohlu, Dalbandin, Turbat, Kharan,

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Landslides

Landslide caused due to Earthquakes Flooding heavy continuous

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For all types of slope failure, soil moisture plays a vital role because water reduces the soil strength and increases the stress.

Cutting of trees (deforestation) is a major cause of landslides.

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NEELUM RIVER

LAND SLIDES

Districts Prone to LandslidesBagh, Bhimber, Neelum and

Muzaffarabad in Azad Jammu & Kashmir region

Astore, Diamer, Gilgit & Ghanche in Gilgit-Baltistan Province

Kaghan, Naran & Chitral in KP ProvinceMurree in Punjab Province.

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Tsunami A very large ocean wave caused by an

underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.

The tsunami generated sea waves ranging between 12 and 15 meters in height, whichcontributed to the death toll.

Pakistan also has a history of tsunami disaster.

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TSUNAMIS

KarachiPasni 8.3Wave Height 40 ftCasualties 4000

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PASNI

TSUNAMI - 1945 (MAKRAN COAST)

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Tsunami

Districts Prone to Tsunami

Gwadar, Lasbela, Pasni, Jiwani in Baluchistan Province

Thatta, Badin and Karachi in Sindh Province

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Our Role

Community Awareness program Lack of an informed and educated public

about the dangers of disaster.

(I think the public is trainable)

Training for community volunteers

USAR teams

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Difficult situations for Rescue 1122 Terrorism Traffic High-rise buildings Urban fires Old city & urban areas Metro mass transit bus service Orange line train service Others

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Terrorism Pakistan for last few years has been turned into land of casualties, where all time people are at risk of hazard of Terrorism.

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Terrorism

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Psychological causes, unemployment, lack of education, Poverty and use of religion are the main causes of terrorism.

Most common types of terrorism are bombing, suicide attack, arm attack and assassination.

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Traffic Challenges

Increasing Traffic intensity

Road Congestion parking

Accidents

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Traffic Challenges Congestion

Increase of traffic in urban areas is causing congestion - this costs to fatal accidents.

Parking – Major problem – Portion of road is occupied by Parking

Climate change Urban mobility accounts for 40% of all CO2

emissions of road transport.

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Traffic Challenges

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Traffic Challenges

Transport accidents are very common in Pakistan

Hundreds of people have been killed in train and road accidents

Recent incidences of Air Blue crash during 2010 and Bhoja air crash 2012 in Islamabad cause heavy loss of lives

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Fire & Rescue operations in high-rise buildings

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Fire & Rescue operations in high-rise buildings

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High-rise buildingsName Height Floors Year

Arfa Software Technology Park

106 metres (348 Ft)[1] 17 2008

Pace Tower (Tower 27)[2][3][4]

96 metres 24 2013

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High-rise buildings

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High-rise buildingsHigh-rise: building 38 feet or greater

in heightBuildings less than 38-feet height

high may present similar difficulties If fire on top floors of four- or five-

story building, treat as high-rise

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Role of Rescue 1122 Proper training and experience will

play an important role in the successful management of these incidents.

Evacuation plan and drillsMock exercisesRope Rescue exercise.Advance fire & Rescue vehicles.

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Fire Snorkel for high-rise buildings

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Safety in High-rise Buildings Requirements:

Must have a Fire safety manager responsible for maintaining fire emergency plans, coordinating activities of floor fire wardens and liaison with Rescue 1122.

Ensure fire warden’s receive regular training.

Make Fire warden’s responsible for safe evacuation of occupants on the floor and help those who need assistance. 52

HelipadFor high rise buildings provision for helipad should be made.

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FIRE OFFICER FOR BUILDINGS WITH HEIGHT MORE THAN 30 m

A qualified Fire Officer with experience of not less than 3 years

shall be appointed who will be available on the premises.

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Urban Fires Recently Pakistan has experienced major urban fire

incidents in its major cities causing deaths and heavy financial damages to property .

  The chances of fire increases with urbanization,

unplanned CNG gas filling stations in urban areas and unauthorized LPG gas stores

  The sale of petroleum products in the residential areas

is also widespread in the cities  These practices combined with mass culture of

smoking cigarettes could pose a major fire risk

The fire services in urban centres are poorly equipped55

. There are many areas which are inaccessible for rescue vehicles.

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There are no fire hydrants available

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Old city & urban areas In the same way our walled city

(Lahore) has become very dangerous and challenging because of unorganized construction.

The streets are not wide enough for any rescue operation.

Old buildings collapsed every year in rainy season.

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Urbanization, More cars & other vehicles, pollution, congestion, old buildings.

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Metro mass transit bus service

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Orange line train service

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In case of any incident ?

How we will approach? If we have proper knowledge about orange train and metro bus ? Have Training for dealing such incident?

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Roll of Rescue 1122

Preparedness plans for saving lives. Equipped latest fire & rescue equipment. Advance training programs and mock

exercises. Capacity building through expertise,

equipment & training for search, rescue and debris removal tasks.

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Roll of Rescue 1122

Modern Fire Service to respond to fire incidents.

Disaster Response Force to deal disasters like earthquake; floods & building collapse.

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Any Questions

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ObjectivesAt the end of the session, participants will

be able to:

1.Describe most difficult rescue operations.

2.Name and types of most common disaster challenge for Pakistan.

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Objectives3.Describe prone areas effected from

disasters.

4.Describe difficult situations for Rescue 1122 in big cites.

5.Describe the Roll of Rescue 1122 in these situations.

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THANKS

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