The Metropolitan Fire Brigade, which saved lives with its rapid and operational interventions in 2023, gave hope to 82 people in the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş. Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department teams, which saved lives with their rapid and operational interventions against disasters such as fire, flood and earthquake, made history in 2023. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade provided hope to 6 lives, especially in the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes that occurred on February 82. Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department teams showed a superhuman struggle by participating in search and rescue efforts in the region after the earthquakes; 15 people were rescued from the rubble in Adıyaman, 22 in Kahramanmaraş, and 45 in Defne and Antakya. Thus, the heroic firefighters of the Metropolitan Municipality helped a total of 82 citizens to hold on to life.
KOCAELİ UNDERSTOOD HATAY AND MARAŞ BEST
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade, which supports citizens in a wide range of areas, from accidents to fires, from natural disasters to lifeguard services on the beaches, and brings countless lives back to life, has made a name for itself in 2023. Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Fire Brigade, one of the leading organizations in Turkey, intervened in 2023 thousand 10 incidents in 374, and especially in the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes that occurred on February 6, all kinds of rescue, debris removal, earthquake tent erection and removal and disaster emergency services were carried out. performed many required duties. During the earthquake disaster that shook our country, Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department teams mobilized with the idea of "We understand you best" and gave hope to 82 lives within the scope of search and rescue efforts.
THE YEAR 2023 IS FULL OF SUCCESSES
Kocaeli Metropolitan Fire Brigade provides service throughout the city with 18 professional fire stations, 5 volunteer platoons, 93 fire response vehicles and 569 personnel. Kocaeli Fire Department, which made a name for itself with its average arrival time of 7 minutes, technical equipment and experience, intervened quickly and effectively in many incidents in Turkey in 2023.
QUICK INTERVENTION TO 10 THOUSAND 374 INCIDENTS
Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department teams, which play an active role in works such as floods, traffic accidents, roof blown off and tree fall apart from fire and flood, intervened in 2023 thousand 10 incidents during 374 and minimized the property loss of citizens.
2 THOUSAND 197 PEOPLE WERE SAVED FROM DROWNING
Kocaeli Coastal Water Accident Prevention Center (KOSKEM), which operates under the Intervention Branch of the Fire Department, saved 2023 people from drowning on the Kocaeli beaches at the last minute in 2. The teams opened the season on June 197, and the season's closing date is September 15. He provided lifeguard service seven days a week in 15 coastal areas of Kocaeli.
IT IS ALSO A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade, which comes to the rescue immediately if there is a fire, earthquake or disaster not only in Kocaeli but also anywhere in Turkey, acts as a vocational school with the training it provides. In this context, the Fire Department Training and Prevention Branch Directorate provided fire and prevention training to 12 thousand 895 citizens, while the project and inspection unit carried out 4 thousand 908 fire prevention activities.
