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Dubai Police lead efforts in search and rescue work
The UAE is keen to make humanitarian contributions in the events of disasters and crises and on keeping up with international changes in the field of search and rescue, the Chief of Dubai Police said on Tuesday.
- By Alia Al Theeb, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:15 November 25, 2008
Dubai: The UAE is keen to make humanitarian contributions in the events of disasters and crises and on keeping up with international changes in the field of search and rescue, the Chief of Dubai Police said on Tuesday.
Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim opened the annual meeting of the region's International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (Insarag), being hosted by Dubai Police.
Dubai Police's Rescue Department joined Insarag in 2005.
The meeting will include a review of research on the capability of rescue dogs under extreme conditions. It will be presented by the Insarag Search Dog Working Group (SDWG) and chief of Dubai Police's Canine Section, Major Abdul Salam Al Shamsi.
Gerhard Putman-Cramer, Chief of the Emergency Services Branch and Deputy Director Office of the coordination of Humanitarian Affairs at the United Nations, pointed out to the importance of building capacity at the community level.
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"Around 90 per cent of those who get buried under rubble in collapsed structures are extracted by their own family members or relatives or friends before rescue teams arrive," he said.
"Therefore, it is important to build capacity at community level. This can be done even by teaching pupils as young as primary grades how to act in events of disasters or crises," he said.
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