Weekly report of the Civil Protection Units’ intervention between March 1 and 7, 2026 (weekly report)

Between March 1st and 7th, 2026, Civil Protection units recorded 22,440 interventions following distress calls from citizens. These interventions covered various areas of Civil Protection activity, including traffic accidents, domestic accidents, medical evacuations, firefighting, and providing security coverage for various events.

Regarding medical evacuations, our units carried out 13,766 interventions, during which 13,169 injured and sick individuals were treated and transported to hospitals by Civil Protection personnel.

In the context of traffic accidents, Civil Protection units carried out 2,467 interventions for 1,385 traffic accidents, resulting in 52 deaths and 1,659 injuries. The injured were treated and transported to hospitals. The highest toll was recorded in Touggourt province, with 6 deaths at the scene and 24 injuries in 16 traffic accidents.

Civil Protection units also carried out 944 interventions, extinguishing 616 fires, including residential, industrial, and other types of fires. The most significant fires were recorded in Algiers province (76 fires), Blida (28 fires), and Skikda (23 fires).

In addition, during the same period, our units carried out 5,263 interventions across various operations, rescuing 374 people in danger and providing 4,663 emergency medical services.

Regarding incidents related to carbon monoxide (Co) poisoning from various heating appliances and water heaters, the Civil Protection services carried out 29 interventions during the same period, which allowed for the provision of first aid to 48 people poisoned by carbon monoxide (Co), who were then transferred to hospitals, without any deaths being recorded.