Rescue squads from Singapore and Taipei participated in the Comprehensive Disaster Management Drill
[September 5, 2009]
Rescue squads from Singapore and Taipei, member cities of the Asian Network of Major Cities (ANMC 21) participated in the Comprehensive Disaster Management Drill hosted jointly by Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Setagaya Ward, and Chofu City on August 30, 2009. The training encompassed drills involving rescue from collapsed buildings in cooperation with the Tokyo Fire Department's Fire Rescue Task Force (alias: hyper rescue).
This year's joint training marks the fourth year that such training has been held by ANMC 21 member cities, following the participation of Seoul in 2006, Taipei in 2007, and Seoul/Taipei in 2008.
It is the goal of ANMC21’s “Network for Crisis Management” to improve Asia's overall crisis management capabilities, using multiple factors including the participation of various cities across Asia in this year's Comprehensive Disaster Management Drill hosted in Tokyo, together with the Asian Crisis Management Conference, as well as the execution of rescue technique training courses by the Tokyo Fire Department.
This year's joint training marks the fourth year that such training has been held by ANMC 21 member cities, following the participation of Seoul in 2006, Taipei in 2007, and Seoul/Taipei in 2008.
It is the goal of ANMC21’s “Network for Crisis Management” to improve Asia's overall crisis management capabilities, using multiple factors including the participation of various cities across Asia in this year's Comprehensive Disaster Management Drill hosted in Tokyo, together with the Asian Crisis Management Conference, as well as the execution of rescue technique training courses by the Tokyo Fire Department.
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 Singapore and Taipei Teams |
 Rescue drills at the collapsed building site. |