EU WaterSave

Large scale flood rescue EU developments

Content

EU civil protection

EU Modules

Flood Rescue Module

EU Water Save

SOP’s

Standardisation

Future development

Community civil protection mechanism adopted in 2004 modified in 2007 (2007/779/EC, Euratom)

Proaction Prevention

Preparedness

Response Recovery

Civil protection financial instrument

adopted on 5 March 2007 (2007/162/EC, Euratom)

European civil protection co-operation

Facilitates and supports the provision of European civil protection assistance in the event of a major disaster

Both natural and manmade disasters

European Commission + 32 participating states (EU & EEA)

Establishes the Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC)

Response – Community Civil Protection Mechanism

Monitoring and Information Centre

Based in the Commission, accessible 24/7

Entry point for requests for assistance

Response – The MIC

MIC

Civil protection contact points

in 30 participating

states Country hit by disaster

Resources of one or more participating states

Can be dispatched at very short notice

approx. 12 hours of a request for assistance

Work self-sufficiently and autonomously

Interoperable with other modules

Able to provide assistance to other international organisations, especially the UN

Examples of modules: forest fire-fighting; high capacity pumping; usar

Preparedness and Response – Modules

Flood Rescue Module with Boats (FRMB) Esthablished 2010

Capable of fulfilling the tasks:

Searching

Rescueing

Delivering supplies

Self-sufficient

Capacity:

Transport 50 persons at same time

Minimum 5 boats

(air transportable)

EU preparatory action projects stimulating the development of modules

Pilot project

Establish a flood rescue module

Available at least one year for international deployment

EU WaterSave

Preparatory action project

Partners

Veiligheidsregio Haaglanden

Fire Rescue Brigade

of Moravian-Silesian Region

Merseyside

Fire and Rescue Service

Ambition

Establishing a standard for flood rescue modules

Creating standard SOP’s

Creating training standards

Establishing operational modules in all three participating countries

Expert working group on modules

• 8 december 2011: • Accepting of the model SOP’s • organise a meeting on Flood related modules

• Focus: • Way forward with the esthablished modules

• Topics: • Interoperability • Network of teamleaders • Training & exercises for modules

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Conclusions meeting Flood related modules Network should be established between all flood

related modules (HCP, FC, FRMB) Can be deployed together Need to be able to work together

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Conclusions Interoperability

Interoperability needs to be achieved Not only with international but also with national units

Basis for interoperability are guidelines and SOP’s Assuring interoperability can be achieved by a

classification system Important aspects for interoperability

Using the same guidelines Using the same operational dictionary Common rules about signals, visibility of

special team functions Common reporting forms

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Conclusions Documentation

Availabilty of standards is key for succes

A guideline for flood related modules should be developed

SOP’s per module type should be developed to make classification possible

File with capacities of all flood related modules Based on the fact sheet for each module

Technical guidance document A working group of experts should develop those and

keep them updated. (similair to INSARAG but simple and not much detail)

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Conclusions Training and exercises

Module management training: A Module advance course for the teamlead of flood relate modules To achieve a common operational language etc.

Table top and command post exercises for team management of flood relate modules Also stimulates networking Focus on interoperability

Operational exercises in the countries or in regional groups (neighbouring countries) Large scale complex exercises on EU level

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Conclusions Classificiation

Common opinion

A system of Classification of modules needs to be achieved

it is necessary to assure interoperability

Needs to be a simple system Classification during exercises (like evaluation in the

module exercises) could be te solution

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Last Remarks

Budget is essential (not only EU but also national) There are a lot of good practices and examples

available

Questions?

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