The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) has been established under the Punjab Emergency Service Act, 2006, for professional management of emergencies by maintaining a state of preparedness to deal with emergencies, providing timely response, rescue and emergency medical treatment to the persons affected by emergencies. The Punjab Emergency Council and District Emergency Boards have also been constituted to ensure effective management & prevention of emergencies and to recommend measures for mitigation of hazards endangering public safety.
The Emergency Services Academy has also been established to ensure sustainable human resource development of emergency services which have been long neglected in Pakistan. This Academy is now a center of excellence in Pakistan for imparting emergency medical training, fire fighting, collapse structure search & rescue, high angle & confined space rescue, water rescue and other emergency management skills.
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