With the topic "Commune-level Party Committees and authorities organize to overcome and handle natural disasters, search and rescue in the area", the exercise took place on November 12 in Xuan Huong Ward - Da Lat, Lam Dong Province with the participation of more than 500 officers, soldiers of the armed forces and people, leaving a deep impression on the audience and many valuable experiences in responding to incidents, overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, and searching and rescuing.

Search and rescue drill in the landslide area.

Faced with a hypothetical situation in Lam Dong province where there was heavy rain and floods, especially in Xuan Huong ward - Da Lat where landslides buried some houses, traffic was cut off..., the ward urgently deployed on-site response and the head of the ward's Disaster Prevention and Control Command reported to the head of the provincial Disaster Prevention and Control Command, requesting support for response forces and means. The content of the situation handling practice includes: Practicing rescue; evacuating people and property from dangerous areas; providing necessities, stabilizing people's lives; overcoming consequences...

Comrade Ho Van Muoi, Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, said that the new Lam Dong province after the merger has the largest natural area in the country, with a strategic position in terms of socio -economics and national defense and security. In recent years, the locality has faced many types of natural disasters such as floods, storms, landslides, etc., causing heavy losses in human lives and property. Therefore, the results of this commune-level disaster prevention and control exercise are important and practical activities to improve the capacity of leadership, direction, operation, inspection and assessment of the response readiness of the provincial civil defense system. Training coordination and cooperation skills between the Army, Police, health, militia and self-defense forces and departments, branches, sectors, organizations and people in preventing and combating natural disasters. Evaluating the effectiveness of response plans and practical capacity, helping the government and people improve skills and effectiveness in responding to natural disasters and incidents.

Search dogs practice searching for victims in a landslide.

According to Colonel Le Anh Vuong, Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of Lam Dong Provincial Military Command, general director of the exercise, to ensure that the exercise takes place as intended, achieving the set goals and requirements, since the beginning of October, Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee has issued a directive on commune-level disaster prevention and control exercises in 2025 and decided to establish a Steering Committee and agencies of the exercise steering committee. Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee and Military Command, as the standing agency of the Provincial Disaster Prevention and Control Command, has advised the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Committee to establish a Steering Committee and agencies of the exercise steering committee; develop intentions and directive documents, preside over the practice and exercise.

During the preparation process, the agencies always carried out the steps and tasks carefully and synchronously, closely following the instructions and intentions of the superiors; closely coordinating and cooperating between the forces. After the training and rehearsal sessions, the steering committee quickly learned from experience, so when entering the exercise, the departments coordinated very smoothly and in harmony, acted urgently and accurately, ensuring absolute safety.

Landslide rescue drill.

As a result, the experience drawn from the 2025 commune-level PTDS exercise of Lam Dong province is not only a valuable lesson for the Party Committee, the government and agencies, departments and branches in organizing the next exercises, but also contributes to improving the capacity and effectiveness of responding to incidents, natural disasters, and search and rescue of the government and people.

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/quoc-phong-toan-dan/dot-sat-hach-thiet-thuc-tu-dien-tap-phong-thu-dan-su-cap-xa-tai-lam-dong-1011931