From 29.09.25 to 03.10.25
1. INTRODUCTION
This report describes the activities carried out during the annual assistance course from September 29 to October 3, 2025.
2. STAFF
The senior staff summoned are as follows:
- Plt Sebastien Gfeller
- Lt Michaël Caetano
- Lt Volodia Dupraz
- Lt Jason Detraz
- Cpl Gonzalo Arancibia
- Cpl Matteo Siracusa
- App Guylain Malanda
- App Albert Ibishi
- App Ibrahim Karakurt
The executives were convened on September 29 and 30, 2025 in order to finalize the preparations for the assistance CR.
The troop was present from October 1, 2025 to October 3, 2025 – 32 summoned.
3. PLANNED ACTIVITIES
Night-time search
Organization of a hunt in the woods of Versoix with the mission of finding a young missing person with the deployment of substantial material resources:
Installation of lighting equipment, commissioning of two generators and distribution of safety equipment to the troops, including safety helmets with integrated headlamps, Polycom radios, etc.
The Mission began at nightfall and continued until around 1 a.m.
Traffic control course
The training focused on road traffic regulation. After a theoretical part, the troop was deployed in the field, with a practical exercise on four strategic crossings in Versoix.
Intervention at the Bioparc
Civil protection intervened at the Bioparc in order to
to provide support. The missions carried out
consisted in particular of works
of planting trees in the enclosures.
4. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Polycom radio course
The course refreshed participants’ knowledge of how to use Polycom radios. Our telematics lead, Plt Sebastien Gfeller, delivered it to 30 civil protection members on 1 October 2025.
5. NOTES
The Valavran command post was cleaned at the end of the shift to keep the place clean and ready for use during the next course.
Liberation of the troop during the afternoon.
Report by Lt Michael Caetano and App. Guylain Malanda