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Emergency responders from the civil defense and fire brigades need life-saving equipment to perform their duties during these critical times in Lebanon.
After years of economic downturn, the Beirut Port explosion, and multiple compounding crises, Lebanon now faces the devastating consequences of the rapidly escalating conflict, and the stakes could not be higher.
Since mid-October 2024, thousands of people have been killed including women and children. According to Government estimates, over 1.2 million people have been displaced from affected areas in the wake of constant threats and the massive destruction of civilian infrastructure.
The courageous women and men of Lebanon’s Civil Defense and Fire Brigades are on the front lines of rescue efforts. These first responders are answering the call in Lebanon’s darkest hour, risking their own lives to protect and save civilians across the country.
Now, more than ever, they need your support!
"The United Nations Development Programme, alongside its partners, is committed to providing first responders - civil defense and fire brigades - with the essential equipment and gear they need to carry out their critical work. For that, collective efforts need to be mobilized to ensure that they can accomplish their humanitarian mission and protect lives." Blerta Aliko, UNDP Resident Representative
The Lebanese Civil Defense and Fire Brigades have a legacy of service, responding to fires, natural disasters, and humanitarian crises. They were the first to rush to the scene after the 2020 Beirut blast, pulling people from the rubble and extinguishing fires in unimaginable conditions. Some even lost their lives while heroically saving children, women, and men.
Despite their unwavering courage, their ability to sustain this lifesaving work is critically threatened. Lebanon’s economic crisis has left them drastically underfunded and underequipped. UNDP Lebanon has been supporting Civil Defense volunteers and staff over the years with firefighting equipment and critical lifesaving protective gear, yet the needs are growing amid the deepening conflict.
Together we can make a difference.
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With your support, we will provide critical life-saving equipment including:
- Rechargeable hand-held torches: Crucial for night-time rescue operations in areas without power. Quantity:250. Unit price: 100$
- Shovels & picks: Tools for clearing rubble and saving those trapped under collapsed buildings. Quantity: 500. Unit price: 50$
- Foldable field stretchers: To safely and quickly transport the injured to safety during fires or bombings. Quantity: 150. Unit price: 400$
- CBRN protective suits, gloves, and masks: Essential for first responders to operate safely in areas contaminated with hazardous chemicals or biological threats. 500 Suits and Gloves. Unit price: 100$. 200Masks. Unit price:400$
- Full protection eye goggles: To protect from debris, fire, and dangerous materials. Quantity:250. Unit price:10$
- Heavy duty working gloves: For rescuing civilians and handling heavy equipment in unstable conditions. Quantity: 250. Unit price: 15$
- Rescue cushions: Necessary for high-risk evacuations, allowing rescuers to safely lower individuals from heights. Quantity: 25. Unit price 200$
Every contribution counts as the Civil Defense and Fire Brigades work tirelessly, day and night, to protect lives across Lebanon. As fires ravage cities and villages, destroying homes and displacing families, these dedicated emergency responders are stretched to their limits. Help us ensure that they can answer the call.
Your donation will provide them with the equipment to continue evacuation and rescue efforts and strengthen their response to the escalating number of emergencies. Act now – lives depend on it.
Every contribution counts as the Civil Defense and Fire Brigades are called upon day and night to protect and save lives while homes are destroyed, families are displaced, and fires rage through Lebanon’s cities and countryside.
With their limited resources, they are facing severe difficulties in continuing this crucial work of evacuation and rescue. Without immediate assistance, they will not be able to keep up with the rising number of daily emergencies.
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HELP LEBANON'S CIVIL DEFENSE AND FIRE BRIGADES SAVE LIVES!
Interested in making a donation offline, learning more about partnership opportunities with UNDP? Contact rawad.rizk@undp.org