Plane crash with a large number of dead and wounded. 1 of the episodes in the “Sarex ’25” exercise was performed in Podkarpacie. “This is simply a stress test for the rescue system,” says the operational commander of the genera div. Maciej Klisz and emphasizes that the episode was first conducted in a fresh expression – the place and time of the action were top secret.
‘Sarex’ These are regular exercises aimed at training emergency response, as well as checking the military's interaction with the non-military strategy services and NGOs. During 1 of the episodes during this year's edition of the exercise, which was conducted in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, the procedures related to the MASCAL event (Mass Casualty Incident) were rehearsed, a disaster with a advanced number of fatalities and injuries.
Operational commander of types of armed forces Gen. Dyw. Maciej Klish stresses that there are no better exercises in the army than those that let to play military elements with civilians in a widely understood rescue system. That, as he points out, is the key maneuvers of the armed forces. – This incidental was planned in a completely fresh form – it was kept completely secret. Everything happened here and now, says the general. And he admits that erstwhile he was going to practice, he didn't know which part of the country he was going to. The details were besides unknown to the service to train rescue operations.
The action began at about 1:00 a.m. – with the notification of engine failure and the failure of communication with the Ukrainian transport aircraft An-26, on which was board 51 military, participants of the rehabilitation turnus in Slovakia. The last known position of the aircraft was established in the area of Rokitnica, Podkarpackie Voivodeship. – From that minute on, the civil-military center of aviation search and rescue coordination (ARCC) began to analyse this report. A search area has been designated, as described by Colonel Marek Kweclich of the Operations Command of Types of Armed Forces.
Head of the exercise Gen. Dyw. pil. Dariusz Malinowski explains that the most hard script was chosen – nothing works as it should. The service was to search 343 sq mi of woodland. Due to hard weather conditions during night and morning, the search for the aircraft was carried out only utilizing ground search teams. “The forces and means of the Air Search and Rescue Service (ASAR) and the extra-military strategy have been launched, obliged to cooperate with ASAR in specified situations,” explains Colonel Kweclich.
During the exercise, ATAK (Tactical Assault Kit / Android squad Awareness) was utilized – an advanced tool to assist the service in emergency operations. It allows rescue services to supervise the execution of tasks, their exact positioning and communication between services, and provides access to interactive maps of the area of activity. At 1 point it turned out that the operating center and the main search had to be moved 30 km comparative to the first assumption. 2 military rescue helicopters from Minsk Mazowiecki and Krakow were included in the rescue operation. On their decks were transported to hospitals of the most severely injured.
Border Guard, police, fire department and medical services were besides active in many hours of training. – This episode showed that as military and civilian services, we are able to work together well. And there will be discussions about what has not worked out for us, which will let us to make procedures," says the gene. You click and emphasize that the essence of these exercises is to answer the question of how to change procedures and prepare for action under real conditions.
The function of the pretenders was played by the sub-chapters of the Military Academy of Aviation and the Land Army Academy. - Very interesting experience. I didn't think that so many people and services would be active in the exercise. As it turned out, it went rather smoothly – it evaluates the scale. Pchor. Magdalena Dragula from LAW. She became an injured individual who lost her hand during the crash, suffered burns to the airways and suffered a serious head wound. She didn't make it through the rescue. And Mr Krogulec adds that the pretenders had to stand up in the mediate of the night to prepare themselves decently and to perpetuate the exercise. In her case, the most severe injuries were caused by a rod that pierced the chest.
Air and marine rescue exercises ‘Sarex’ have been conducted since 2014. This year's edition lasted from 19 to 23 May. The organizer was Operations Command of Types of Armed Forces.
