EU-HUROMEX 2008 1
BACKGROUND Hungarian National Directorate General for Disaster Management (NDGDM) in partnership of the Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (GIES) supported by EC Directorate General for the Environment, implemented the joined project EU-HUROMEX 2008 within the framework of Civil Protection Mechanism of the European Union 2
BACKGROUND EU-HUROMEX 2008 (EU grant awarded under contract number 070401/2007/ 481958/SUB/A3, to be developed between 1 January 2008 and 30 June 2009, total value of 668.000 EURO) included the preparation, implementation and evaluation of a full-scale simulation exercise of civil protection interventions in case of serious flooding and the recovery of damages to the critical infrastructure. 3
Szolnok Hydrographic chart HUNGARY HUNGARY Bekescsaba ROMANIA EU-HUROMEX-2008 ROMANIA Arad SCENARIO The aim of the Scenario introduced the case, when two E.U. Member States of Central and Eastern Europe were in lack of national resources for emergency management. The exercise took place on the territory of Hungary, at the catchment s area of the river Tisza and in Romania in Arad County. The countries required assistance via the Monitoring and Information Center, and applied the Common Emergency Communication and Information System (CECIS) for handling disaster-management. 4
PARTICIPATION Applicants : Hungary & Romania 8 Participant country: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, Moldova, Slovakia, Slovenia and Poland Team capabilities 20 persons in each team. The total number of intervention personnel was around 250 persons. High Capacity Pumping: Water Purification: USAR (medium): Advanced Medical Post: Aerial Evacuation of Disaster Victims: Emergency Accommodation/Temporary Shelter CBRN & Decontamination Transportation: Support : Fire-service (local forces) 5
VEHICULES CBRN TOT AL No. of DO GS 6 CAPABILITIES BY COUNTRY SAR Boats Trailer TOTAL VEHICULES Stuff car Mobile Communication Command and control Alpine (rope rescue) K9 car Diving Ambulances Firefighting Decontamination for the personal TOTAL No. of PERSONS TOTAL No. of TEAMS Country Light Medium HAZMAT Austria 2 15 2 1 2 3 1 Bulgaria 3 24 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 3 Croatia 4 19 3 1 2 4 7 2 2 Lithuania 4 21 2 2 1 1 1 1 6 Hungary 3 20 2 1 6 9 1 Moldova 1 8 1 1 2 Poland 4 19 3 1 1 1 1 2 6 1 Slovakia 3 18 2 2 1 1 2 6 Slovenia 4 23 3 2 1 5 8 2 TOTAL 28 167 17 5 1 4 2 5 3 4 1 2 2 25 54 7 5
CHAIN OF COMMAND LEMA CECIS EU MIC (Belgium) CECIS LEMA RC Main-OSOCC State Border On-site Commander Szolnok Gyula Sub-OSOCC Arad On-site Commander TL TL Hungary TEAM Romania 7
AIMS Exercise EU Civil Protection Community Mechanism, in case of natural disasters such as floods and earthquake, in case of accidents and chemical industrial incidents involving the critical infrastructure damage. Intervention in case of large scale affected areas and long distance relocation of international forces (including border crossing) Setting up the emergency intervention teams in a modular approach Improving the cooperation and interoperability between the teams Implementing the provisions of the available EU Instruments 8
FACTS & CHALLENGES 10 countries involved in the project 2 mobilisation phases Disasters affecting 2 countries Large scale affected areas (more than 250 km) Long distance relocation of international forces (including border crossing) 3 sites/regions for intervention 3 Camps (Base of Operations) EU experts team OSOCC and Sub-OSOCC located in the 2 countries Logistics Time management IT network 9
LESSONS IDENTIFIED Difference between Offered capacities and Coming capacities Proactive On-site Commander (Need) Cooperation between OSOCC-LEMA Language barriers Coordination of the Convoys in country and crossing the border (convoy length 3,5 km) Different Chains of Command Different Rescue Procedures 10
LESSONS IDENTIFIED Networking / cooperation Practical experience New standard of the bilateral co-operation Detailed scenario flexibility Efficiency of the Observers program Hygiene and Security on Camps Evaluations after the activities Media, web pages Cultural awareness 11
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