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Workpackage No.1 Disaster Management

Leader:

International Security Competence Centre

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Participants

• Participant No.1 – PLUS (8,5 person-months)

• Participant No.4 – HFSC (3)

• Participant No.5 – FRK (2)

• Participant No.8 – ISCC (6)

• Participant No.10 – VGT (3)

• Participant No.14 – TEC (0,5)

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Objectives

• Provision of tools for disaster management– Assessment of threat and risk– Optimal countermeasures

• Assessment of current training programmes on disaster management

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DeliverablesJuly 2010:• D1.1: DTIC Database on

– Terroristic threats– Large scale industrial accidents– Natural catastrophes

• D1.2: Report on current training programmsJanuary 2011:• D1.3: Catalogue on tactical procedures

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Main structure of DTIC

• Date and location of event

• Analysis of time-line of the event

• Analysis of technical characteristics

• Analysis of consequences for man and environment

• Disaster management by the FR

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Main topics for Disaster management

• Response time

• Suitability of equipment

• Effectiveness of search&rescue operations

• Communication

• Command&control

• Emergency management structure

• Interoperability

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Proposal for Databases

• FileMakerPro 10– established internationally– extensive experience by PLUS– User-friendly and flexible

• Coordination of design requirements– PLUS/ISCC, HFSC, FRK, SCTU

• Implementation of Design by PLUS/ISCC

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Threat- and Riskanalysis

• Based on DTIC-Database• Terror attacks:

– Motivation of terrorists for selection of a target – Logistic requirements– Probability of success of attack– Primary detrimental consequences for EU– Effectiveness of countermeasures, based on

current training and equipment used in the EU

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Threat- and Riskanalysis

• Technical catastrophes– Probability– Primary detrimental consequences for EU– Effectiveness of countermeasures, based on

current training and equipment used in the EU

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Threat- and Riskanalysis

• Natural catastrophes– (a) Probability for this type of natural

catastrophe to occur in the EU– (b) Primary detrimental consequences for

society in the EU– (c) Effectiveness of countermeasures by EU-

First Responders to mitigate the impact on society, based on the current training and equipment used in the EU

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Classified Information

• PLUS: EU Restricted

• HFSC: Unclassified

• FRK: Unclassified

• ISCC: EU Restricted

• VGT: Unclassified

• TEC: EU Unclassified

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Expertise (anticipated)

• PLUS: Assessment of threat and risk• ISCC: DTIC-Database, training-curriculum of

police forces• HFSC: training curriculum of firefighters• FRK: training curriculum of paramedics• TEC: didactics• VGT: crisis management

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6step-workplan (1)

Step 1: Establishment of the DTIC-database• Establishment of the DTIC-database, which will

be the base for the threat-and risk assessment of the whole project.

• This will be established by international data mining of open source and technical reports by collaboration with international fist responders communities

• Responsibility: PLUS/ISCC• Output: Deliverable 1.1 (July 2010)

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Step 2: Threat- and riskanalysis• Based on the DTIC-database the threat- and

riskanalysis will be established• This will be the base for the assessment of the

various curricula with respect to suitability to meet the risks and threats which have been identified.

• Responsibility: PLUS /ISCC

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Step 3: Compilation of currently available training-curricula of the first responders community

• training-curricula of police forces: ISCC• training-curricula of firefighters. HFSC• training-curricula of partamedics: FRK• Step 3 will start parallel with step 1

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Step 4: assessment of current curricula• Assessment of the various curricula with respect

to suitability to meet the risks and threats which have been identified

• Police forces: ISCC• Firefighters. HFSC• Paramedics: FRK• This step is based on results of step 2 and step 3

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Step 5: compilation of the results of Step 3 and step 4

• Responsibility: VGT• Output: Deliverable 1.2 (July 2010)

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6step-workplan (6)

Step 6: catalogue of tactical requirements for first responder procedures with consideration of modern didacic methods

• Responsibility: TEC with support by VGT, FRK, HFSC

• Output: Deliverable 1.3 (January 2011)

 

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PLUS Contributors

– Wilhelm Heidegger– Friedrich Steinhäusler– Thomas Wilflinger– Lyudmila Zaitseva

• Contacts– Various FR from collaboration with NATO-

projects

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FRK Contributors

– Mag.a Gabriele Sprengseis, MSc– Mag. Stefan Schönhacker (Kontaktperson)– Dr.in Karin Rainer– Mag.a Nadine Sturm

• Contacts:– Red cross and Red crescent community

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ISCC Contributors– Bernhard Schneider

• leader of workpackage, contact person• Email: bernhard.schneider2@utanet.at• Phone: +43-664-5629744

– Lyudmila Zaitseva

• Contacts: – police forces community

ISCC: Mauerbachstrasse 43-45, A-1140 Viennawww.isccentre.at