Luigi D’Angelo - Italian Civil Protection Department
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LESSONS LEARNED – FROM L’AQUILA TO AMATRICE
Pop. 60.000.000
8100 municipalities
72% with a pop. < 5000
20% of the population is distributed on 55% of the territory
Italy: a disaster prone country
Seismic
Volcanic
Hydro-geological
Forest fires
Technological
Industrial and nuclear
Environmental
Risks
1966 Flood of Arno river
1968 Earthquake of Belice1976 Earthquake of Friuli
1908 Earthquake of Messina
A long history of Lessons Learned…
1944
2006
and mistakes…
In November 1980, a strong earthquake
struck Southern Italy. About 3,000 people
were killed and some 10,000 injured.
During the event, national assistance was
not coordinated by a central authority.
The Italian Department of Civil Protection
was established in 1982.
The turning point
Mandate (L.225/1992)
The National Civil Protection System aims at
safeguarding human life and health, goods, national
heritage, human settlements and the environment from
all natural or man-made disasters.
The “Actors”The Department of Civil Protection is today the coordination
body of the Italian National System of Civil Protection.
This System was established by a specific law (n. 225) in
1992 and involves many different Organisations:
- Public (Government, Ministries,
Regions, Provinces, Municipalities,
Operational Bodies etc.)
- Scientific/Academic (Universities,
Research Institutes, etc.)
- Civil Society (Volunteers, private
companies)
Department of Civil Protection
PRESIDENCY
OF THE
COUNCIL
OF
MINISTERS
National Fire-fighters Corps
Police
Prefectures
I.N.G.V.
C.N.R.
National Institutes
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Revenue Guard Corps
Army
Navy
Air Force
Carabinieri
TERNA
Costal Guard
ANAS
National Highway
National Railway
State Forest Corps
APAT
Interior
Economy and Finance
Foreign Affairs
Environment, land and sea safeguard
University and Research
Infrastructures
Defence
Agricultural Policy and Forestry
Communications
Economic Development
Health
Cultural Heritage
Regions
Provinces
Municipalities
Transportation
Public Education
Sala Situazione Italia
• Monitoring and coordination
centre
• 24/7/365
• Modular structure
Permanet presence
• Department of Civil Protection
• Fire Brigade
• Army
• Police
• Carabinieri
• Red Cross
• Finance Police
• National Forest Corps
National Fire
Brigades
Army
Air Force
Navy
Police
Regions and Local
Autonomies
Italian
Red
Cross
State Corps
of ForestersAgency for
environment
protection
National Institute
for geophysics
and volcanology
Alpine Rescue
Corps
National
health
system
National
Research Council
Volunteers
organisations
Head
Department of
Civil Protection
The Operational Commiteeis set up within the Department of Civil Protection to ensure a
unified direction and coordination of emergency management
Dams
Agency
Agency for road
maintenance
HighwayTrains
Postmaster
Railway
Electricity
management
agencies
Monitoring
forecast
team
Telecommunications companies
Italian Television
Agency for
flight control
L’Aquila, April 6th, 2009
CoordinamentoOperational Committee
Operational Committee on site
Di.Coma.C.
Di.Coma.C.
April 6th, 2009 H. 3.32 a.m.Ml 5.8 – Mw 6.3
Vittime 308
Feriti 1500
Senza tetto 65.000
MCS ≥ 6
55 comuni
(Decree n. 11 20/07/2009)
Extensive damages to public and private buildings
Extensive damages to the culturale heritage
Santa Maria del Suffragio
S. Maria di Paganica
S. Maria di Collemaggio
National museum
Search and rescue
24 hours after 48 hours after
Fire brigades 2010 2400
Army 1520 1650
Police 1500 2000
Red cross 800 800
Volunteers 2000 4300
K9 units 108 134
8 regional mobile
columns
14 regional mobile
columns
Comitato operativoApril 6th, 2009
4.15: Crisi unit- DPC
4.40: First team for macroseismic evaluation deployed from rome4.40: National civil protection commeet meeting
ore 4.40: First cootrdination teams deployed from rome
9:00: institution of the - Di.Coma.C. – presso la Caserma della “Guardia di Finanza” – L’Aquila
Operational Committee on site
Di.Coma.C.
Di.Coma.C.
Coordination
Base of operations on site
Di.Coma.C.
Campo base VV.F.
48 hours afterRecovery camps: 30Tends: 2962 (circa 18.000 posti)Population assisted: 28.000 (10.000 in hotels)Field kichens: 24AMP: 131 field hospital set up
Recovery camps for the IDP’s
•Temporary shelters for 12.000 people within 7 mounths.
•Reuse after the reconstruction will be completed.
24 August 2016 earthquake in the central
part of Italy
Situation overview
Deaths 297
246 in Rieti province (234 in Amatrice, 11 in
Accumoli)
51 Ascoli Piceno Province
Injured 390
Affected people present in the area 35000
Regional Cross border earthquake
3.36 am – MI 6.0
4 Regions affected: (Lazio, Abruzzo, Marche, Umbria)
Epicentral municipalities of: Accumoli, Amatrice (Rieti
Province) Arquata del Tronto Montegallo (Ascoli Piceno
Province) Norcia (Perugia)
Amatrice
Arquata
Pescara del Tronto
Search & rescue
Medevac
3.36 am earthquake
COORDINATION IN THE FIRST HOURS after the event4.00 am Operational Committee meeting4.30 am - Provincial coordination centre established in Rieti5.00 am Assessment Teams deployment from National CP Dept.6.30 am First press conference – Civil Protection Dept10.00 Head of Civil Protection Dept & Minister Del Rio on siteAfternoon Prime Minister visited the affected areas
24 August h. 4.00 am
Operational Committee meeting
National coordination to the responseThe Operational Committee met permanently until 28 August 2016
Resources mobilised 24-29 August
Staff and Vehicles
First 48 hours
First assistance to the population – Tents Camps
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Amatrice main road access
BEFORE
AFTERLandslide road network
Cultural Heritage
Collaboration is ongoing with the
Ministry of Cultural Heritage, the
operational structures, the
Competence Centres and DPC
officers to manage the cultural
heritage present in the epicentral
area, including both artworks and
monumental buildings, churches
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The National coordination system on site
Direction of Comand and Control (Di.Coma.C.) 28 August 2016 Di.Coma.C. was
established in Rieti at 12:00
Di.Coma.C main clusters:
assistance to the affected population
damage assessment
short term countermeasures
environmental activities
health activities
site survey
temporary schools
legal support
facilitating link and cooperation among local and
central coordination centres
National coordination centre on site
Damage and usability
assessment of buildings
The assessment survey is
actually performed by
experts coming from
Regions, National Fire
Brigades, by researchers of
the DPC, Competence
Centres and by engineers,
architects and surveyors
coordinated through the
related national professional
Councils.
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Damage assessments Total number
Schools & Public buildings(completed) 754 (70 % usable 30 % damaged)
Private buildings
(updated 23/09/2016)9191 (47% usable 53% damaged)
September - School re-opening
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Accademic year started according to the
National calendar
Lessons take place in:
• Usable School buildings
• 5 Tent structures
• Temporary modules
Mid term response:
Emergency temporary shelter
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From L’Aquila to Amatrice
some considerations
How the system changed:
• New legal framework for public tenders, including in emergency situations
• New authority of control in the sector of public works
• Ordinance power trasferred to the dead of the CP department
• New timing for emergency status declaration (limit: 180 days)
From L’Aquila to Amatrice
some considerations (2)
What is still an issue
• Reinforce the local emergency response capacities
• Work on prevention and invest in retrofitting measures
• Promote further Disaster risk awareness campaign
Launched in 2011
Earthquake, Tsunami and Flood
Local authorities, reasearch and scientific centers, volunteer organisations,
citizens
National awareness Campaign
I don’t take the risk
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
N. City
Squares9 101 208 220 435 800
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
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