advance course in the management of disaster victims
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Advance Course in the Management of Disaster Victims. Cyprus participation to the European Civil Protection Mechanism via the Incident Command and Control Centre. Kyriacos Hadjigeorgiou Civil Defence Officer A’ Nicosia, 19 October , 2011. What will follow: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Advance Course in the Management of Disaster Advance Course in the Management of Disaster VictimsVictims
Kyriacos HadjigeorgiouKyriacos Hadjigeorgiou
Civil Defence Officer A’Civil Defence Officer A’
Nicosia, 19 October , 2011Nicosia, 19 October , 2011
Cyprus participation to the European Civil Protection
Mechanism via
the Incident Command and Control Centre
What will follow:
•European Community CP Mechanism Training Program•Preparatory Action on an EU Rapid Response Capability•European Community CP Mechanism Exercises •Command and Monitoring Centre Overview•Activities within the Centre – Duties •Electronic Siren System – Population Warning System Surveillance
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EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTIONTogether in the face of disaster
European CommissionDG Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection ECHO
Cyprus Civil Defence and EUCP Mechanism
2002 Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding
2004 Connected to MIC through CECIS
2005 Co-developer of the Assessment Mission Course Methodology
2008 EUCP Training Policy Group participation and contributor
2009 Preparatory Action on an EU Rapid Response Capability (TAST)
2009 Large full scale simulation exercise POSEIDON
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Cyprus Civil Defence and EUCP Training
Partnership/cooperation with CP organisations from Germany (THW, JUH) and Denmark (DEMA)
Participated in the designing of EUCP training courses:
– Assessment Mission Course– Staff Management Course and – Media and Security Strategy Course
Since 2005 organised and co-organised more than 15 EUCP training courses
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Assessment Mission Course of the
EU Civil Protection Mechanism
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Assessment Mission Course (AMC)
• Main Objective: needs assessment in support of local authorities
• Methodology: 5-days course with one instruction day and 3 days uninterrupted field exercise with the participation of the vast majority of stakeholders from the Cyprus Community
• Location: 5 districts of the Republic of Cyprus
• Overall approx. 60 participants per cycle7
EUTAC- Technical Assistance Support Team - CECIS Reg.
KitchenEUTAC - European Technical Assistance Cooperation - is a project of the German Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. (The Johanniter International Assistance) and Cyprus Civil Defence developing a Technical
Assistance and Support Team for an assistance to EU Civil Protection interventions.
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International CapacitiesTechnical Assistance Support
Management (staff: 2)- Office equipment – often combined with the communication module
Communication (staff: 4)- Radios /PCs / Internet /Mobile phones / Satellite phones / Cameras etc.
Mission Transport Support (staff: 2)
Total staff: 12 X 3 = 36
Mission Subsistence Support (staff: 4)- Beds /Food / Sanitarians /Power
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POSEIDON POSEIDON PROJECTPROJECT
Earthquake followed by a Tsunami
in the Mediterranean Sea (Crete, Greece)
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- - Coordination Experts - Assessment Experts - Civil Engineer - Technical Assistance Support Team - Rescue Team - First Aid Team - Exercise Evaluators
Cyprus Civil Defence Participation to the Exercise POSEIDON
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Lessons Learnt
COMMENTS ON EUROPEAN VALUE ADDEDNetworking, technical exchange of expertise, state-
of-the-art equipment, interoperability, basis for mutual cooperation not only in the field but also in
training, preparation and defining of standardsFirst multi-national TAST proved to have developed a
highly qualified team, multi-nationality even with non-bordering countries and even with
different cultural backgrounds works!Improved standards for TAST (TAST Guidance
Workshop) and their SOPs; first SOPs developed for TAST
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COMMAND AND MONITORING CENTRE
• Basic facts– June 10, 2002– 24h/7d– Shift System– Permanent Staff
• 5 Assistant Civil Defence Officers
– Support personnel (Volunteers)• Technical Assistance Support Team
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CENTRES IN EUROPE
• One of 32 + 1 Command and Monitoring Centres in Europe
• Centres Network that covers Europe
• CCD Command and Monitoring Centre Contribution of the Republic to the European Network
MIC
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32 COMMAND AND MONITORING CENTRES THROUGHOUT EUROPE
27 MS3 EEACroatiaFYROM
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MAIN DUTIES• Monitoring and Information Centre -
Communication• CECIS – Monitoring• Marine Pollution Contact Point• ECURIE Contact Point• Radiation Alert Contact Point (IAEA)• WHO, General Health Regulations Contact
Point• European-Mediterranean Seismological
Centre Monitoring• Wireless Communication Network Handling• Electronic Siren System -
Population Warning System Surveillance• Tsunami Warning Focal Point
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Common Emergency Communication and
Information System - CECIS• Entry Screen:
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ECURIE• Stands for European Commission Urgent
Radiological Information Exchange System
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RADIATION ALERT• Monitoring of radiation levels in the
atmosphere
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EUROPEAN – MEDITERRANEAN
SEISMOLOGICAL CENTRE• Surveillance of Earthquake Activity all over the
world
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CIVIL DEFENCE
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
MINISTRIES
DISTRICT OFFICES
MUNICIPALITIES
LARGE VILLLAGES
WIRELESS NETWORK
UHF STATIONS
640+
Essential Services
Civil Defence
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POPULATION WARNING SYSTEM SURVEILLANCE
• Electronic Siren System– Sirens all over free Cyprus– Indoor Warning Units (IWU)
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POPULATION WARNING SYSTEM SURVEILLANCE
• Done through an Integrated I.S.
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MONITORING and CONTROL
SELECTION
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ALARMS / MESSAGES
• Sound alarms• Pre-recorded voice messages• Direct transmission of live messages• Demonstration Indoor Warning Unit
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FIXED Vs MOBILE CENTRES
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MOBILE COMMAND AND MONITORING CENTRES
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SATELLITE MAPPING
Lebanon, Marine Oil Spill 2006
Greece, Forest Fires 2007
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Main Command Centre“on the move”
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Greece Indonesia Sri LankaPakistan
Sudan
Assistance to others
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Any questions?
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Thank you!
Photo: Christos Theodorides, Cyprus Mail, Friday May 16, 2008)