If you are you in Israel on 4 January, please join ZAKA for a memorial ceremony for the 44 victims of the recent Carmel Forest fire and the launch of the first ZAKA Firefighting ATV Unit in the names of the police officers killed. The ceremony,which will include a demonstration of the firefighting ATV’s capabilities,will take place with the participation of Interior Minister Eli Yishai, bereaved families, dignitaries, police and fire officers, and ZAKA volunteers and commanders on Tuesday, 4 January 2011 at 19:00 at the Nir Etzion Hotel on Mount Carmel. Refreshments will be served.

ZAKA, as a volunteer organization that improvises and innovates in order to offer an immediate first response, established the ZAKA Firefighting ATV Unit as part of the lessons learnt from the recent Carmel Forest fire tragedy. The new unit, which will make regular inspection tours of the Carmel Forest region and the North, will operate with full cooperation with the Fire Service, on the basis of volunteering or National Service.

RSVP: David Rose, Director, ZAKA International Resource Development at email: davidrose@zaka.org.uk