Dr. Arshad Zia visits various districts of North & South Punjab

Lahore: The Director General, Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) Brig. (r) Dr. Arshad Zia has paid visits of various districts of North & South Punjab for assessment of available human resource and emergency equipment in order to enhance capacity of the districts.

He stated that the rescuers are pride of the nation, as these rescuers always risk their own lives to save the lives & properties of the others. The Regional Emergency Officers, (North & South) Mr. Riffat Zia, Dr. Zaffar Shah and Head of Operations, Ayaz Aslam accompanied the Director General during these visits. This is first formal interactive visit of Brig. Dr. Arshad Zia as Director General of the Service.

The main objective of these surprise visits was to assess available resources including human resource, emergency ambulances, fire tenders, rescue vehicles, water bousers, aerial platforms, aerial turntable ladders, conditions of rescue stations and morale of the rescuers. DG Rescue Punjab, Brig. Dr. Arshad Zia visited districts including Okara, Sahiwal, Vehari, Khanewal, Multan, Bahawalpur, Bhakkar, Rahim Yar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rojhan, Mianwali, Toba Tek Singh, Chiniot, Faisalabad and others. During these visits, DG Rescue Punjab inspected District Control Rooms, Main & Sub Rescue Stations, Emergency Vehicles, Emergency Equipment, Emergency Call Listening/ Monitoring Systems, and examined emergency services delivery of the districts. He also interacted with the District Emergency Officers, Emergency Officers, Rescue & Safety Officers, Control Room In-charges, Station Coordinators, Shift In-charges, Fire Rescuers, Emergency Medical Technicians, Computer Telephone Wireless Operators, and other staff.

The Director General, Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) Brig. Dr. Arshad Zia said that after comprehensive evaluation of the capacity of all districts, all the resources would be re-adjusted as per need & requirement of major districts. He said that as per analysis of the statistical data, the resources of those districts, where emergency ratio is comparatively less; would be re-adjusted for those districts, where emergency figure is comparatively high. He categorically stated that re-allocation of resources on logical basis is need of the hour. “The morale of the rescuers is high and they are fully prepared to deal any nature of emergencies in any part of the country,” he said, adding he felt proud of those rescuers, who participated in Search & Rescue Operation at Sundar Industrial Estate Factory Collapse and successfully evacuated 103 live victims.