Weekly toll of civil protection units intervention between March 15 and 21, 2026 (weekly toll)

Between March 15 and 21, 2026, Civil Protection units recorded 21,926 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 13,148 interventions, during which 12,613 injured and sick individuals were treated and transported to hospitals by Civil Protection personnel.

In the context of traffic accidents, Civil Protection units responded to 2,810 incidents involving 1,564 traffic accidents, resulting in 36 deaths and 1,984 injuries. The injured were treated and transported to hospitals. The highest number of casualties was recorded in M’Sila province, with 5 deaths at the scene and 95 injuries in 50 traffic accidents.

Civil Protection units also carried out 809 interventions, extinguishing 502 fires, including residential, industrial, and other types of fires. The most significant fires were recorded in Algiers province (69 fires), Blida (36 fires), and Annaba (19 fires).

Furthermore, during the same period, our units carried out 5,159 interventions across various operations, rescuing 420 people in danger and providing 4,452 emergency medical services.

Regarding incidents related to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning from various heating appliances and water heaters, the Civil Protection services carried out 41 interventions during the same period, which allowed for the provision of first aid to 98 people poisoned by carbon monoxide (CO), who were then transferred to hospital institutions, with the death of 8 people poisoned by carbon monoxide in the provinces of El Bayadh (7 people) and Setif (1 person).