Editorial | It is urgent to create a National Rescue Command
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00:00Liston Diario presents the Editorial from the Director.
00:04Editorial from Thursday, April 10, 2025.
00:07It is urgent to create a National Rescue Command.
00:10In the face of tragedies like the Jet Set Nightclub tragedy and other high-risk events,
00:14the country has relied on foreign rescue teams to save lives and manage emergencies.
00:19Aid from countries like Israel, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia and the United States has been invaluable,
00:25but it reveals a critical gap, because we do not have a specialized, autonomous and trained force
00:30to respond to disasters immediately and effectively.
00:34It is time to change this reality.
00:37Just as the country has created institutions dedicated to border, aviation and environmental security,
00:43it is urgent to establish a National Rescue Command.
00:46This entity would be the central body that would coordinate in emergency or preventive situations the key players,
00:52the 911 system, firefighters, civil defense, the National Hemocenter and military rescue units.
01:01A command of this type would centralize resources, training and protocols,
01:05recruiting civilian and military personnel to form multidisciplinary teams.
01:10It would have advanced technology for land, sea and urban searches, earthquakes, landslides, cyclones,
01:16reducing dependence on external assistance, and, above all, saving more lives in record time.
01:24Investment in prevention and response is not an expense.
01:28It is a duty of the state.
01:30Countries with high exposure to natural disasters, such as Mexico and Chile,
01:35have demonstrated that preparation makes the difference between chaos and resilience.
01:39The creation of this command is not an option.
01:42It is an obligation to the Dominican people.
01:44The facts compel us to take action.
01:47May the next tragedy not find us improvising, failing, or incurring an incompetence that,
01:53in the end, adds more death and damage to the face of these challenges.
01:57For Listin Diario, voiceover and translation by Danny Leon.
02:01Listin Diario presented the editorial from the director.