66th GEA Search and Rescue Exercise – Ankara

66th GEA Search and Rescue Exercise was held in the Disaster and Emergency Training Center (AFADEM) in Ankara.
71 people from Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa, Izmir, Izmit, Eskisehir, Van and Antalya, consisting of GEA team leaders, National and International Operations Team Members, participated in the exercise.

During the three-day exercise, 2012 was evaluated and seminars and studies were held on operational ethics, structural safety, technical search procedures, logistics management, debris support systems, rope systems and medical assistance, especially the 2013 vision workshop.

In addition, meetings were held with AFAD executives and sessions to share experiences.

We thank AFAD for their contribution.