The Georgian Ministry of Defence on Thursday sent additional 100 servicemembers to the central-western Borjomi municipality to combat the blaze that erupted last Friday, with the unit joining more than 1,200 professionals from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Environment and the Defence Forces.
The company-sized unit of the 102nd Battalion of the territorial reserve of the National Guard’s 10th Cadre Brigade has been instructed to work on containing fire sources and monitoring and patrolling designated locations in the area affected by the fire, said the Ministry.
To stress the qualification and readiness of the company in similar operations, the Ministry said they had undergone special emergency response training as part of the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package with the help of the Danish military and National Guard instructors.
"The company is also equipped with crisis response equipment provided by the Danish side," the Defence Ministry added.
