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In the event of a military threat, residents of Riga are advised to maintain drinking water and food reserves, as well as to set up a place to take shelter, provided for today in the civil defense plan supported by the Riga City Council.
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Residents are expected to prepare an emergency bag containing important documents, a list of phone numbers of loved ones, neighbors and other important persons, a portable radio with spare batteries, a small amount of cash, a waterproof pad and stationery.
Also, put in the bag food with a long shelf life and high calorie content that can be used without heat treatment, a multi-functional folding knife and other things needed in emergency situations, such as some medicines and disinfectants.
Residents are advised to keep information about their blood type, allergies, chronic illnesses and the phone numbers of loved ones in the front pockets of their clothing.
It is recommended to identify shelters or shelters near residences and daily routes to minimize the effects of the blast shock wave, shrapnel, thermal radiation or radioactive contamination.
Shelters can be created and installed in the basements of various buildings.
The plan states that for a temporary shelter that can protect against bullets, ammunition fragments, debris of surrounding structures, which may occur as a result of the use of various weapons, a ditch, a construction pit, an entrance to the basement located outside the building, a pedestrian tunnel or any nearby reinforced concrete or brick structure can be used. behind which it is possible to take shelter, as well as places in rooms where there are at least two walls between a person and the outside of the building.
Residents are advised to consider the possibility of creating a shelter or shelter in the basement or underground floor of the building.
In the event of a military threat, the place of residence must maintain and periodically renew reserves of food, water and basic necessities that would allow for at least three to seven days of survival.
Residents are advised to discuss and agree with their relatives on an action plan in the event of a military invasion.
You should also find out the alternative travel routes that could be used to get to your most frequently visited destinations if the roads you use every day will not be usable.
It is also recommended to find out whether there are people living in the neighborhood with medical education, military experience and rescue work experience who could support the other residents of the neighborhood if necessary.
with expertise in the relevant fields in situations where the state or local government services will not be able to operate in a daily mode.
It is also said that it is desirable to find out whether there are springs and wells available in the vicinity, whose water quality meets the requirements to be used as drinking water.
Upon receiving information about a possible military invasion in the near future, residents should use adhesive tape to make X-type stickers on window panes in several places to reduce the occurrence of glass shards in case of window deformation, as well as move all objects near the windows that can cause shards to another place.
In the Civil Defense Plan adopted by the council today, algorithms have been developed on how to act for citizens in various crisis situations.
Riga is the first public sector institution that has included practical information for citizens on how to prepare and act in the event of a military threat in its civil defense plan.
The civil defense plan was developed by the Civil Defense and Operational Information Department of the Riga municipality established last year in cooperation with a wide range of experts from the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of the Interior, the National Armed Forces and the State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD).
The plan also collects information and advice from the state defense authorities, it is supplemented with visual materials that make it easy to perceive and understand for every resident.
The plan also includes information on gathering places in case of danger, evacuation points, food distribution points. Recommendations are also provided on how to communicate with other people, how to behave during the evacuation process, how to improve the place of refuge and other important information.
At the same time, the municipality is developing an information plan for residents to educate them on how to act in crisis situations. This year, various educational activities and seminars will take place, and based on the new civil defense plan, a visible booklet will be prepared for citizens, which will be available both digitally and in paper format.
On April 10, the seminar “General recommendations for residents in X hour” will be held, where residents will be informed about civil protection. In the seminars, residents will be informed about evacuation, safe places of refuge, involvement in national defense and other important issues of personal protection, says Ozola.
You can follow the seminars both in person and online on the Riga City Council website and Facebook profile. The recordings of these seminars, the civil defense plan and booklet, as well as other useful materials, will be available in a separate section of the website.
The civil protection plan is part of the broader civil protection action plan. This year, it is also planned to map and mark the safe places of refuge in the city, to restore and organize individual bomb shelters, as well as to develop the material and technical base of civil defense.
Riga city council members discussed the civil defense plan for about an hour and a half. The section of the plan devoted to the event of a military threat received the most questions and comments.
Several proposals were also made at the council meeting, for example, on improving the notification of residents, setting up shelters, cleaning the basements of residential houses, etc.
It was pointed out that special attention should be paid to the lonely and helpless people who would find it difficult to fend for themselves in the event of war.
Miroslavs Mitrofanovs, a deputy of the Russian Union of Latvia, received special attention, who called for the citizens to be trained as quickly as possible, because war is expected within two years.
All MPs mostly expressed their support for the civil defense plan, thanked the developers and expressed the hope that the recommendations contained in this plan will not have to be implemented in real life in the event of a military threat.
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