📋 Tender Overview
- Operation Phoenix is ??a multi-stage, multi-month operation related to repairing the effects of floods and inundations in the entire area affected by the natural disaster, but also in places where the flood impact occurred. The troops will be present there until it is needed. In his order regarding Operation Phoenix, the general specified its duration until the end of this year, but we included the possibility of extending it there. At least 5,000 soldiers will be involved in the operation at all times. Today we have almost 26,000 soldiers assigned, and 20,000 in direct action, but for the next few months it will be at least 5,000 soldiers at all times. If there is a need for more than 5,000, we are prepared for it. This operation will aim to restore normality and rebuild those places that have been destroyed - said Deputy Prime Minister W?adys?aw Kosiniak-Kamysz.
On Monday, September 23, a joint press conference was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defence in Warsaw by Deputy Prime Minister W?adys?aw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Secretary of State at the Ministry of National Defence Cezary Tomczyk, and General Wies?aw Kuku?a, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces.
During the conference, details of the operation called Feniks launched by the Polish Armed Forces and the main directions of assistance provided so far were provided.
The main objective of Operation Phoenix is ??to mitigate the effects of flooding on local communities and accelerate the reconstruction of infrastructure. The operation is carried out as part of the third mission of the armed forces, whose tasks include supporting internal security and helping civilians. The armed forces, government and local government administration, as well as rescue services are involved in the operations. Operation Phoenix will last until the end of this year, with the possibility of its extension. The operation is commanded by Brig. Gen. Dr. Krzysztof Sta?czyk.
- This is a very important element - helping residents clean up their houses, apartments and farms, helping residents as a local government community repair social infrastructure: schools, kindergartens, nurseries. We saw destroyed parks, playgrounds and places of rest, all of this requires repair. The army will not be the only one to act here, because local and local government communities must act. (…) Strengthening the embankments is also one of the important tasks of Operation Feniks, because the wave is passing, but we cannot wait another few months to repair these embankments. They need to be repaired here and now. (…) We also want to improve skills and qualifications for all those who manage in the field of crisis management. This is certainly very much needed and the army is prepared for this. The War Arts Academy is ready for this and will organize such support for local government communities.- noted Deputy Prime Minister W. Kosiniak-Kamysz.
- The government is proposing the "Reconstruction Plus" program for those provinces affected by the flood. We would like these provinces to be, as Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, rebuilt on the one hand, but rather to have more infrastructure elements added there. So that people can live better, more comfortably and secure their future- emphasized Deputy Minister C. Tomczyk during the press conference.
Deputy Minister C. Tomczyk discussed the activities of the military health service in the towns affected by the flood, including the field hospital that was developed by the army in Nysa.
- In the first hours after the water receded from the Nysa River, a field hospital was opened. This was of great importance, because it is the only hospital that was flooded. There was previously an emergency department there, which had to be rebuilt. It was rebuilt by the army in cooperation with the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves with the participation of the Ministry of Health. This hospital is operational. So far, it has admitted about 200 patients, about 100 surgical procedures have been performed. This also shows the scale and possibilities, but also what is really happening there. (…) We also managed to set up mobile outpatient clinics, which constantly travel through these smaller towns, but also rural areas. This is of great importance. When we were together in Lewin Brzeski, for example, it turned out that this help simply does not reach many places, or people have a problem getting to the hospital. Therefore, these outpatient clinics reach people. They are set up in key places in individual towns so that someone can be examined, possibly transported to the hospital or evacuated.– said the deputy minister.
The main assumptions of the military operation and its stages were presented by the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, emphasizing that at the same time the army is implementing tasks resulting from the crisis management plan.
- Part of our forces continue to carry out tasks in accordance with the crisis management plan of the Ministry of National Defense. They are more focused on prevention and protection of the embankments. As we can see, the front of the flood wave is moving. We are ahead of it and at its height to reduce the risk of water from the Odra leaving the riverbed. We are also there to implement an immediate response in the event of a embankment breach. At the same time, we are starting a new process related to the reconstruction process, which we have given the codename Phoenix.
– emphasized General Kuku?a.
- Safety, health, mobility, logistics and training are the main lines of effort
– said General W. Kuku?a, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army during the conference.
The ministers and the Chief of General Staff thanked all those who provide help to those in need.
- A big thank you to those who every day, for many, many days, for hundreds of hours, defend and strengthen the embankments, save human lives, help return to normality.
