Exercise "WOLF-RAM-23"

On April 18, 2023, around 12:00 in Poznań, exercises in the field of responding to terrorist threats related to the use of the CBRN agent pk "Wolf-Ram-23" began.
Counter-terrorist exercises were organized by the National Police Headquarters in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice (FBI). They take place from 17 to 19 April this year. across the country. They were attended by the Police, State Medical Rescue Service, State Fire Service, Volunteer Fire Service, as well as other services and institutions.
The exercises were aimed at improving the cooperation of services in the field of terrorist, chemical, biological, radiation and explosive threats.
A total of 40 units of the State and Volunteer Fire Brigades in the strength of nearly 110 firefighters participated in the exercises, including the Specialist Chemical and Ecological Rescue Groups from the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship and the operational group of the Municipal and Provincial Commander of the State Fire Service in Poznań.
Firefighters practiced the following elements: accepting the notification, notifying the relevant services, getting to the scene of the incident, checking and neutralizing the dangerous substance, evacuating the injured, decontaminating the injured and cooperation with other services and institutions. The exercises were held in conditions close to real, and in the city center. Thanks to this, it was possible to develop the principles of cooperation with other entities participating in the activities and to practically test the knowledge already possessed by the officers in crisis activities.
The following took part in the activities: Deputy of the Wielkopolska Provincial Commander of the State Fire Service - senior brig. Jarosław Zamelczyk (KDR at the strategic level), as well as the Deputy Commander of the Municipal SFS in Poznań - brig. Radoslaw Hurnik (KDR at the tactical level). On the other hand, the support for KDR and the Staff was the City Commander of the State Fire Service in Poznań, senior brig. Jacek Michalak and the Deputy Commandant of Senior Brig. Damian Jankowiak.
The conducted exercises are an excellent opportunity to exchange experiences between the participants of the activities. Conclusions and comments from the exercises will be valuable training material.

Prepared by: Capt. Robert Surowiec
Photos: mł. ogn. Marcin Tecław