The Israel Canine Unit told Lahi Pa News Corporation:
In the wake of the earthquake in Morocco: YCL (from the Israel Canine Unit) is stepping up the training of dogs to locate missing persons under rubble.
Dogs continue to be trained to locate people trapped under the ruins of buildings
YCL continues to warn and train dogs to locate people trapped under the ruins of collapsed buildings. On Monday 11.9.23/XNUMX/XNUMX, the Israel Canine Unit together with the Home Front Command and Zebulon's SSR Unit conducted a special exercise in the area of the Kiryat, in the event simulating missing people in the ruins of buildings, God forbid as a result of an earthquake/missile firing, and their detection by the dogs. Amos Netzer, the head of the Zebulon Regional Council and the council's chief of staff, also participated in the exercise, led by the commander of the YCL, North District, Dodi Miblom.
The earthquake in Morocco is a warning sign for Israel
The tragic earthquake in Morocco should serve as another warning signal to Israel to prepare for a scenario of building collapse before and not after a disaster. For years, scientists have been warning about the possibility of an earthquake in Israel, and it does happen from time to time. As we know, Israel is located on the Syrian-African divide.
"All over the world, rescue dogs serve as an essential part of a system for locating and saving lives"
A severe earthquake can cause the collapse of hundreds if not thousands of buildings and tens of thousands of trapped people, some of whom will need to be rescued in order to survive. All over the world, rescue dogs serve as an essential part of a system for locating and saving lives. To this end, the Israeli Canine Unit - the leading national body for locating missing people - emphasizes the training of dozens of dogs and canines capable of responding to any possible scenario.
These days, the commander of the IDF and his team continue to meet with senior officials in the Home Front Command, and other relevant parties, to build a plan for the integration of IDF dogs and canines into the national system, during various disasters.
Important instructions for the population during an earthquake:
- When staying in the building: Immediately exit the building into an open area. If it is not possible to exit the building quickly, enter the emergency room and leave the door open. If there is no emergency room, go to the stairwell and if possible, exit the building. If you cannot do this, take cover under a heavy piece of furniture, or sit on the floor against an interior wall.
- When outside: Stay as far away from buildings, bridges and power poles as possible.
- When staying in a car: Turn off the engine and stay in the car. Do not stop near bridges and interchanges.
- When staying at the beach: Leave the beach immediately for fear of a tsunami. Stay at least one kilometer away from the beach. If you can't get away from the beach, go up to the 4th floor or higher of a nearby building. Do not return to the beach in the 12 hours after the earthquake. Please note: a strong and sudden retreat of the sea is a sign of an approaching tsunami.
You are invited to discuss the matter with the commander of the YCL, Mike Ben Yaakov - 054-4876709.
An important article, Dodi Amsalam. Good night
The towers and apartment buildings in Bizraelia Nash and Ramat Hadar were built 60-70 years ago
Do not meet any standard of earthquakes
There are no strength tests of the structures and there is no national body that checks
The tenants are doing cosmetics painting the buildings to make them look newer.
The entire area, especially the slopes, may suffer from landslides. The ground is very soft.
The brick wall doesn't make anyone demand an inspection of all the surrounding buildings?
After that, a national commission of inquiry will be established into the disaster that killed thousands of people in the earthquake.
The mayor of Haifa will say I'm new, I can't accept responsibility for what they didn't do before me
The government ministers will say we just changed, it's not our responsibility
In the Home Front Command, the Haifa district manager will say exactly when I was appointed to my position, I have no idea what was done before
The city engineer will say I have hundreds of thousands of buildings and can't check anything without budgets
The residents are financially weak and powerless to demand that the state help with an engineering inspection.
In the meantime, remember how plans come out easily in the government, all thanks to the occupation of decoration committees and right-left nonsense.. By the way: a candidate who is not a showman has not yet been elected to a meaningful position..
That's what dogs are trained for.
If you look at a hand brick wall that collapsed without any earthquake.
On buildings in Holon and Bat Yam that collapsed because the concrete is crumbling and the irons are rusting. If you see hundreds of old housing estates with dampness and cracks in a very bad condition all over Haifa. Understand that an earthquake here could be more deadly than Turkey and Morocco. A tower in Israel that collapses will bury hundreds of residents in 18 layers of concrete. may reach tens of thousands of injured and dead.
And if the Azrieli towers in Tel Aviv collapse during peak activity?
And if there is a tsunami that washes the streets of Tel Aviv?
The Azrieli towers were designed to withstand the forces of an earthquake. Old towers in Israel no.