According to the Public Relations and International Affairs Department of Arak Metropolitan Municipality, the representative of the people of Arak, Komijan, and Khondab in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, emphasizing the need to strengthen crisis management and passive defense structures, said: The breadth of municipalities' responsibilities in protecting citizens requires that urban risk management be pursued with an integrated, coordinated approach based on successful experiences. Dr. Seyed Mohammad Jamalian said on Thursday at the first specialized HSE and passive defense conference of Iran's metropolitan cities at the Ziafat Hotel in Arak: The mission of municipalities in the field of safety and crisis management, due to its direct connection with people's daily lives and the breadth of urban services, has different dimensions compared with other specialized organizations, and this very issue increases the need for coordination among different sectors. Referring to Tehran's metropolitan experience in joint management, he added: Under conditions of limited resources and increasing public demands, using integrated management models can improve coordination among organizations and increase the speed of decision-making, relief efforts, and service delivery in crisis situations. Jamalian, referring to the vulnerability of worn-out urban fabric and old medical centers, stated: One of the important challenges of crisis management is the presence of infrastructure that is itself at risk and must play a supporting and relief role when incidents occur. Therefore, strengthening vulnerable buildings, especially medical centers, and implementing the relevant legal requirements related to safety and engineering regulations must be pursued seriously. The representative of the people of Arak, Komijan, and Khondab in the Islamic Consultative Assembly considered recent incidents and wars a test for assessing the preparedness of relief organizations, crisis management, HSE, and passive defense, and said: The experience of these events, while revealing existing capacities, has also exposed some shortcomings, one of the most important of which is the weakness of public education in dealing with emergency conditions. Referring to the impact of crowding on rescue and relief operations, he noted: The unnecessary presence of people at the scene of an incident and the blocking of access routes can disrupt the relief process and even endanger the lives of operational personnel. The spinal injury of one of Arak's firefighters during an incident that was accompanied by insufficient cooperation from citizens showed the need for serious attention to this issue. Jamalian emphasized: Educating citizens about how to behave at incident scenes, observing the boundaries of relief operations, recognizing emergency exit routes, and cooperating with responsible forces must be carried out continuously and purposefully so that public preparedness against hazards increases. He concluded by thanking Arak's city management for holding this conference simultaneously with Arak Week, saying: Using collective wisdom, the participation of elites, and synergy among executive bodies can provide the basis for making more effective decisions and turning specialized solutions into operational actions.
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