Construction is underway on three fire and rescue station projects in the Shirak Province in northwestern Armenia to help increase fire and emergency response capabilities within the small landlocked nation in the Caucasus region, army.mil reports.
Crews are busy constructing a new fire and rescue station in Gyumri, the nation’s second largest city and the capital of Shirak Province, renovating another nearby in the Gyumri suburb of Akhuryan and building a new fire and rescue station further northwest of in the Shirak Province in the community of Ashostsk.
The humanitarian assistance construction is being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District and funded through the United States European Command, or EUCOM. The work is being done in close coordination with the U.S. Embassy in the Armenian capital of Yerevan.
“Humanitarian assistance projects of this type help to strengthen host nation disaster response and overall essential services capability,” said Europe District Project Coordinator for the Caucasus Region Nana Kacheishvili.
It is stated that this type of program is great example of the close cooperation between Armenia and the United States. Thanks to improved station conditions, the brave firefighters and rescuers will be able to serve the local population better.
