Transcript Naslov - SOS 112

Simulation of the Notification Process
and Requesting International Assistance
during the STEP Exercise
Mr Gregor Volaj
Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief
Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia
Ig, September 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Slovenian System of Protection against
Natural and other Disasters (in general)
2. Simulation of the Notification Process during
the exercise: notification, request and receive
international assistance
3. Practical example
SYSTEM OF PROTECTION AGAINST NATURAL
AND OTHER DISASTERS
The system is intended to protect people,
animals, cultural heritage and the
environment from natural and other disasters.
It is independent, unified system on a local
and national level based on common goals,
humanitarian principles and non-military in
nature.
MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE SYSTEM OF
PROTECTION AGAINST NATURAL AND
MAN-MADE DISASTERS
PREPARA DNESS
PREVENTION
PROTECTION
RECONSTRUCTION
RESCUE AND
RELIEF
PROVISION OF
BASIC
CONDITIONS FOR
LIFE
RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES
NATIONAL LEVEL:
• Government of the RS
(MOD - Administration of the Republic of
Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster
Relief – ACPDR, other ministries)
LOCAL LEVEL:
• Mayor
ENTERPRISES:
• Director of the enterprise
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MANAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
International assistance can be requested in a form:
• Rescue units and services, experts,
• Protection and rescue equipment and means,
• In kind assistance (food, water, clothes, medicine
and other means, which can be distributed to the
affected population)
• Use of the airports, transportation infrastructure
and other means to support providing international
assistance
REQUESTING ASSISTANCE
EU CP
Mechanism
MIC
30
Member
States
SLOVENIA
ACPDR
CORS
Bilateral
agreements
REQUEST
OFFER
Request
Country
EU CP MECHANISM
• Establishment: Council Decision of 23 October
2001, 2007 (recast)
• General role: The Mechanism can be called upon to
facilitate and support civil protection
assistance in the event of a major
disaster inside or outside the EU
• Scope: Any major natural or man-made
disaster, including CBRN or other
terrorist attacks
EU CP MECHANISM
ELEMENTS
• CIVIL PROTECTION DATABASE: Identifying civil
protection capacities available for assistance interventions
(experts and teams)
• MONITORING AND INFORMATION CENTRE (MIC):
Mobilizes and dispatches expert teams at short notice, provides
technical assistance, serves as an information centre
• COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM (CECIS):
Ensuring efficient and secure communication
• TRAINING, EXERCISES AND EXCHANGES:
Improving coordination, compatibility and inter-operability
Official request
from the
stricken country
Activation of the Mechanism:
MIC dispatches request to
the national Contact Points
MS process the request and
send back offers to MIC
MIC sends SITREP
to the MS
EC sends MIC team
for Coord and
Assessment
Stricken country accepts or
refuses the offers and
notify the MIC
MIC dispatches the offers
to the stricken country
Ending of Rescue
activities ;
Taking over by
Hum. Org
REQUESTING ASSISTANCE
FROM FRULLI-VENECE-GULLY
PROVENCE (IT)
• Protocol on mutual cooperation between the
ACPDR and CP FVG for forecasting, preventing and
mutual assistance in case of disasters
• Technical annexes:
1. Annex: Dispatch and exchange of data in real time
and establishing Video-Conference
2. Annex: Procedures for Notification and requesting
and offering assistance in case of disasters
3. Annex: Cooperation in the field of extinguishing
forest fires
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE
NOTIFICATION/OPERATION CENTRES
SI
CORS
FVG
OC
SI - ReCO
Nova Gorica
Notification
Request
Offer
Thank you for your attention!