LAHORE - Addressing a function at the PCSIR Auditorium on Thursday, the Rescue 1122 Director General Dr Rizwan Naseer said the Punjab emergency service has rescued over one million victims from emergency situations and has conducted 916,701 rescue operations.
The director general informed journalists that Rescue 1122 is planning to evolve a ‘community safety strategy’ to prevent emergencies by community participation. He explained that members of community teams shall be trained for voluntary services in case of major disasters. He also announced launch of an emergency handbook on this occasion. The book has been developed to train emergency teams and to make the general public understand the importance of preventive measures for emergencies, he maintained.
Dr Rizwan briefed media that Rescue 1122 has so far responded to over 490,662 medical emergencies, provided timely emergency services to over 370,083 road accident victims and has managed 25,569 fire emergencies all over Punjab. It has also handled 2,155 incidents of buildings collapse and 1,901 drowning incidents. Rescue services were also provided to injured victims of 24,315 crime incidents.
Dr Rizwan also introduced New Age Cables Director Amir Bakht who donated an ambulance to the rescue service. Dr Rizwan urged the business community to understand its social responsibility and donate ambulances. These donations shall help Rescue 1122 ensure provision of timely services to those caught in an emergency, he added.
Best rescuers of 2010 were awarded cash prizes and shields on the occasion. Farhan Jilani bagged the prize for the Best Lead Fire Rescuer in Rahim Yar Khan, while Mohammad Asif was declared the Best DERT Rescuer in Vehari.