Caxias Civil Defense performs simulation at Xerém damDisclosure
Published 05/02/2024 17:15
Duque de Caxias – The Municipal Department of Works and Civil Defense of Duque de Caxias and the Reduc – Duque de Caxias Refinery carried out, in Xerém, in the fourth district, a simulation with the risk of breaking the Saracuruna Dam. Volunteers from the Community Center for Civil Protection and Defense (Nupdec) and agents from state and municipal bodies participated in the training.
During the exercise, around 100 families around the dam were instructed to leave their homes with the help of public agents. Training is carried out every three years to evaluate the arrival time of support teams and the time taken to remove families from risk areas to safe locations.
The dam, located in Tinguá Biological Reserve, supplies raw water to Reduc. Around 100 agents from the state and municipal Civil Defense, REDEC, INEA, Águas do Rio, Cedae, Environmental Guard, Municipal Guard, NUPDEC, Guard, Gopp Firefighters – Operations Group with Dangerous Products, Reduc, Military Police, participated in the simulation. Civil Police, and municipal bodies (Departments of Health, Security, Works, Social Assistance), as well as volunteers and community leaders from the Garrão community.
As in previous exercises, the scenario was the raising of the Saracuruna dam, with the risk of the slope collapsing and the eviction of surrounding residences, following danger alerts issued by the Civil Defense.
