Romania: 83rd anniversary of Civil Protection Day

Each year, on February 28th, Romania celebrates the Civil Protection Day. This year, on the occasion of the 83rd anniversary, "Petrodava" Inspectorate for Emergency Situations of Neamt County will organise an earthquake exercise, aiming at providing information concerning the behaviour that should be adopted during an earthquake and immediately after its occurrence.

The event will be developed in cooperation with the County School Inspectorate, involving all schools in the Neamt County.

Therefore, on 26.02.2016, at 09:45 am, all the alarm devices will play the disaster alarm signal. Over 35,000 pupils will be involved in this activity, which represents an attempt to motivate pupils towards disaster risk reduction, according to the Priority 1 of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

On 26.02.2016 in all Fire Units of the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations „Petrodava” of Neamţ County there will be held an „Open Gates Day” where students in the county will be invited to participate.