Syrian Civil Defense Responded to More Than 135,000 Incidents in 2025, Minister Says
ARK News.. Syria’s Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management, Raed Al-Saleh, revealed that the Syrian Civil Defense carried out more than 135,000 emergency responses during 2025, covering fires, medical emergencies, search and rescue operations, in addition to service activities and the removal of war remnants.
According to the state news agency SANA, Al-Saleh stated that Civil Defense teams responded to over 11,000 fires, including 3,000 residential fires and 2,500 forest and agricultural fires.
He added that Civil Defense teams rescued 350 people and responded to more than 270 search and rescue alerts, in addition to handling over 100,000 medical emergency cases. Teams also removed more than 270 items of unexploded ordnance, conducted 1,100 awareness sessions, and reached around 25,000 beneficiaries.
Al-Saleh further noted that the Civil Defense provided more than 18,000 direct service interventions, cleared over 540,000 cubic meters of rubble, and reopened hundreds of kilometers of blocked roads.
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