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)