Armenia`s "Best Gas and Smoke Protection Team" among rescuers named

ArmInfo. The Russian-Armenian Humanitarian Response Center (RAHRC) held a national competition among units of the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs  of Armenia for the title of "Best Gas and Smoke Protection Team."

According to the RAHRC press service, 12 teams representing all  regions of the country, as well as the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant,  participated in the tournament.

This was the first competition of this format in recent years. The  tournament program included several stages: extinguishing a fire and  evacuating a victim, completing a course in a confined space with  zero visibility, and providing first aid.

The Yerevan Garrison team took first place. Second place went to  personnel from the Armavir region, and third place went to a team  from the Kotayk region. The competition was attended by Deputy  Minister of Internal Affairs - Director of the Rescue Service,  Co-Chairman of the Board of the Russian Center for Rescue and  Emergency Situations (RCHR) Aram Ghazaryan, as well as his deputies  Tigran Petrosyan and Arsen Mkrtchyan, who presented the winners with  commemorative cups.

The purpose of such competitions is to improve the professional  training of rescuers, practice actions in difficult conditions, and  strengthen cooperation between units.