An agreement was signed today in Rome between the State Police and the National Association of Public Assistance - Anpas for the training and promotion of synergies in the rescue service and search techniques in case of disasters with the dog units.
The agreement, signed by the Prefect Franco GABRIELLI, Chief of Police - Director General of Public Security, and by Fabrizio PREGLIASCO, President of the national Anpas, provides for the training and training of the Anpas rescue dog units to be used in the search for missing persons in surface overwhelmed by avalanche or rubble.
Training in favor of ANPAS operators will take place through joint training activities with the skilled dog expert of the Alpine Training Center of the State Police of Moena (TN) and the airborne personnel at the Flying Departments of the State Police.
These are the words of the president of Anpas Fabrizio Pregliasco at the time of signing: "An important step that is added to the many collaborations between Anpas and the institutions and that underlines the importance of our commitment to civil protection always in the perspective of subsidiarity. We are now grateful to the men and women of the State Police for their availability ".
"The State Police, moreover - as the Prefect Gabrielli adds - has long been willing to share initiatives in competition with various individuals, including individuals, aimed at improving public safety and helping citizens in the event of a disaster. In this case, it will offer its own specialized experience, lending its structures and its own qualified personnel for the training of the Anpas dog lovers, for the benefit of the community ".
In addition to the Prefect Gabrielli, the Deputy General Director of Public Security in charge of Police Coordination and Planning, Prefect Alessandra Guidi and the Central Director for Police Specialties were present at the signing of the Convention for the Department of Public Security. of State, Prefect Roberto Sgalla; for Anpas, in addition to Fabrizio Pregliasco, the Deputy Vice-President of Anpas, Ilario Moreschi, Giuseppe Cerza (Trento Technical Assistance Unit, public assistance for Anpas).
Anpas operates in over a thousand municipalities in Italy with one hundred thousand volunteers, it is a secular organization, made up of volunteers who, every day, build a more just and solidary society through the development of a culture of solidarity and rights and the creation of solidarity communities in Italy and abroad. Anpas public assistance are secular voluntary associations founded in 1860 and today they deal with the daily good of the person and communities by carrying out health and social services, civil and environmental protection, training, culture and international cooperation.