National and International Disaster Response · 2012-02-24 · AUSTRIAN ARMED FORCES NBC-Defence...

AUSTRIAN ARMED FORCES NBC-Defence School „Lise Meitner“

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National and International

Disaster Response

Col Michael SCHUSTER


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CURRICULUM VITAE

Born 1954 in VÖCKLABRUCK, Federal Province of UPPER AUSTRIA

Married (1980), 2 Children (1982, 1984)

Residence in VIENNA

1975 – 1977 Conscript time and squad leader training; Mechanized Infantry Battailion; RIED

1977 – 1980 Secondary school for military personnel; Military Academy, WR. NEUSTADT

1980 – 1983 Training as regular officer; Military Academy, WR. NEUSTADT

1983 - 1990 Assignment at the NBC-Defence School (Commander NBCDefCoy; Senior

Training Officer), VIENNA

1990 - 1993 Staff Officer; Special Operations Centre, WR. NEUSTADT

1993 - 1998 NBC-Defence Officer; HQ III. Corps, BADEN

1998 - 1999 Commander of the 9th Armoured HQ Battalion, GÖTZENDORF

1999 - 2002 Head of Section Disaster Relief and NBC-Defence; MOD, VIENNA

mar – apr 2000 Commanding officer of the Austrian disaster relief Contingent in MOSAMBIQUE

2002 - 2010 Evaluation Director NBC; Controlling Section, MOD, VIENNA

since 01 08 10 Commandant NBC-Defence School; Austrian Armed Forces, KORNEUBURG


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Outline of the Presentation

2 Disaster Response in Austria and the Role of the

Austrian Armed Forces (AAF)

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The Role of the Military in International Disaster

Relief Assistance – General Remarks

Austria„s Military Contribution to International

Disaster Relief Assistance (IDRA)

Austria – interesting facts

Lessons Learned and Conclusions


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35 km

60% montaneous

lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m

highest point: Grossglockner 3 798 m

573 km

294 km


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Threats in Austria (amongst others)


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Structures in Austria

Competence principally on the Federal

Provinces

responsibility for crisis and disaster

protection management distributed over all

administrative levels

Laid down by provincial law


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Federal

Responsibility

Disaster Relief in Austria

Provincial

Responsibility

Disaster

Search

Dogs Mountain

Rescue

Fire

Brigades

Red

Cross

ASBÖ

FIRST RESPONDER


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Legal basis Military Law (since 1920)

Austrian Security Strategy 2011

Disaster relief as an essential element of the military’s area of responsibility

To cope with the consequences of nowadays threat-scenarios a close cooperation between all involved civil and military actors is a must

The Role of the AAF (1)


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Only on request and always under the

responsibility of civil authorities

Subsidiarity

NBC-Defence forces and other

military elements as vital part of

Austria’s national disaster

management system

The Role of the AAF (2)


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Floods

Aid for refugees

Collapse of the Vienna “Reichsbrücke” (1976)

Chernobyl (1986)

Pit disaster in Lassing (1998)

Avalanche disaster in Galtür (1999)

Tauerntunnel disaster (1999)

Cable car fire Kaprun (2000)

“Anthrax-Threat” (2001-2010)

Exeptional

Deployments


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LCC (Land Component Command):

• 556 deployed sodiers

• 5 179 days per soldier

• 57 474 hours per soldier

ACC (Air Component Command)

• 118h18 min total flight-hours

• 502 transported personell

• 24 ,240 t transported material

• 354 960 l transported firefighting water

• 54 rescues by winch

Deployments 2011


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Lessons Learndes and Conclusions


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Basic Principles Assisting Country

Only after official request of the

affected country

To support the affected country’s

authorities

Humanity / impartiality / neutrality

Needs-driven


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Basic Principles Affected Country

Has the primary responsibility for

providing humanitarian assistance on

its territory

Should provide timely and accurate

information on the nature and

magnitude of the disaster, in order to

enhance the effectiveness of external

assistance


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UN: Office for the Coordination of

Humanitarian Affairs

(UN OCHA)

European Commission:

Monitoring & Information Centre (MIC)

NATO/PfP: Euro-Atlantic Disaster

Response Coordination Centre

(EADRCC)

Coordination Mechanisms


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Logistic tasks

Medical treatment

Search & Rescue (SAR)

Urban Search & Rescue (USAR)

Reconstruction of infrastructure

EOD

NBC-defence

Water purification

Special Tasks for Military


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International Assistance

Legal Basis Federal Constitutional Act on Co-

operation and Solidarity in the Sending Abroad

of Units and Individuals

Due to globalisation importance of disaster relief

as international matter growing

International assistance & political interests

Coordination, cooperation and standardisation

as well as common training as prerequisite for

efficient use of forces


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Military Forces deployed

in International Disaster Relief (according to AAF‟s “Doctrine for Humanitarian

Operations”)

Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit (AFDRU)

Engineers

Medical Corps

Air Force

Experts


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AFDRU Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit


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AFDRU - Basic Facts

Unit for international deployment

Since 1990

Mobilising HQ

NBC-Defence School

Main Task

“Rescue of human beings after

natural and technological

disasters”


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AFDRU - Basic Facts

Effectiveness: 8 - 10 hours

Range: world-wide

Mission Duration: 14 days - 12 weeks

Personnel: up to 200 troops

Self-Sufficiency: 14 days


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Detection

Medical First Aid

Search & Rescue

Decontamination

Water Purification

EOD

Capabilities


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• Poland 1997

• Albania 1999

• Turkey I 1999

• Turkey II 1999

• Taiwan 1999

• Turkey III 1999

• Mozambique 2000

• Preparation AFDRU/US 2001

• Algeria 2003

• Iran 2003/2004

• Thailand 2004/2005

• Sri Lanka 2005

• Preparation AFDRU/US 2005

• Pakistan 2005

• Preparation AFDRU/MMR 2008

• Preparation AFDRU/CHN 2008

• Preparation AFDRU/HTI 2010

• Preparation AFDRU/CHL 2010

• Preparation AFDRU/JPN 2011 & expert mission with Austrian Airlines

International Deployments


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National / local emergency management

overwhelmed respectively not available

(due to disaster / general)

International contributions by UN, EU &

NATO

International coordination-mechanisms

but resource-mobilisation still under

national responsibility (depending under

which “banner” the request arrives)

Lessons Learned (1)


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Assistance quite often “resources-driven”

Disaster tourism

Inadequate assessment leads to misinterpretation of the real situation

Massive military support as turning point for more effective relief efforts

Lessons Learned (2)


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Nearly no scenario where military forces can be excluded

Interoperability between different military systems normally given

“Mutual understanding” between military forces & the civilian environment as a must

Conclusions (1)


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Disaster Relief is not the main task of the military,

but it is gaining more actuality every day.

Sometimes solutions offered by the military are the

„ultima ratio“ to save lives and provide survival

capabilities.

Conclusions (2)


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The worst case…

Austrian Armed Forces -

ready to help worldwide

„Call the Austrians“

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