Course “Possible Emergency Situations in the Territory of the Republic of Armenia”

On March 26, 2024, the RA SRC Training Center, in cooperation with the Crisis Management State Academy of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs, organized a course on “Possible Emergency Situations in the Territory of the Republic of Armenia.” The course was based on the RA SRC Chairman's Order No. 1355-A, dated December 20, 2023, "On Approving the Plan of Main Activities of the RA SRC for 2024 related to the fields of Population Protection in Emergency Situations and Civil Defense."

The course was delivered by Davit Tadevosyan, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, and Dean of the Faculty of Training and Retraining at the Crisis Management State Academy of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs. Representatives from SRC subdivisions located in Yerevan participated in the course.

The aim of the course was to enhance the participants’ general knowledge of emergency situations. It covered key concepts defined by civil defense regulations, provided clarifications of terms, and introduced classifications of emergency situations based on their causes, types, and management principles.

Particularly, natural and man-made (technogenic) emergencies were highlighted. The course also addressed major threats facingthe Republic of Armenia, examined earthquake events, factors influencing the scale of damage, and their consequences. Additionally, the seismic hazard map of RA was presented.