Strengthening Greenland's emergency response is still underway. In a press release, Naalakkersuisut informs that 10 emergency response modules are on their way to the country's municipalities.
The modules are being delivered by the Emergency Management Agency, which has assisted Greenland's emergency response and Naalakkersuisut with training in setting up and using them.
The modules include generators, tents, field rations, heaters, sleeping bags, tables and chairs, lights and toilets, and the first module is expected to be delivered to Qeqertalik before the end of March. The other modules will be delivered continuously towards summer, Naalakkersuisut informs.
Necessary to stand stronger
Naalakkersuisut Peter Borg (D) states that the modules are the result of a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Social Security and Emergency Preparedness, which was concluded in January:
- We are already seeing the fruits of that agreement when we can send emergency preparedness modules to the municipalities. It is necessary so that in the future we can stand even stronger if the power fails, or when we have to warn citizens that there is a critical incident, says Peter Borg, who is Naalakkersuisut for fisheries, hunting, agriculture, self-sufficiency and the environment.
According to Naalakkersuisut, the emergency preparedness modules can be used to create meeting places in fixed locations or in tents, if, for example, the power is out for a longer period. At the meeting places, citizens can then meet and have something warm to eat and drink, meet with their neighbors and charge their mobile phones.
