Simulation of the Notification Process and Requesting International Assistance

during the STEP Exercise

Mr Gregor VolajAdministration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief

Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia

Ig, September 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.Slovenian System of Protection against Natural and other Disasters (in general)

2. Simulation of the Notification Process during the exercise: notification, request and receive international assistance

3. Practical example

The system is intended to protect people, animals, cultural heritage and the environment from natural and other disasters.

It is independent, unified system on a local and national level based on common goals, humanitarian principles and non-military in nature.

SYSTEM OF PROTECTION AGAINST NATURAL AND OTHER DISASTERS

MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE SYSTEM OF PROTECTION AGAINST NATURAL AND

MAN-MADE DISASTERS

PREVENTION

RECONSTRU-CTION

PREPARA -DNESS

PROVISION OF BASIC

CONDITIONS FOR LIFE

PROTECTION

RESCUE AND RELIEF

RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES

NATIONAL LEVEL:• Government of the RS (MOD - Administration of the Republic of

Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief – ACPDR, other ministries)

LOCAL LEVEL:• Mayor ENTERPRISES:• Director of the enterprise

MANAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM

                                              

MINISTRIES

                                              

MINISTRIES

INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

International assistance can be requested in a form:• Rescue units and services, experts,

• Protection and rescue equipment and means,

• In kind assistance (food, water, clothes, medicine and other means, which can be distributed to the affected population)

• Use of the airports, transportation infrastructure and other means to support providing international assistance

REQUESTING ASSISTANCE

SLOVENIAACPDRCORS

EU CP Mechanism

MIC

REQUEST OFFER

Bilateralagreements

30Member

States

RequestCountry

EU CP MECHANISM

• Establishment: Council Decision of 23 October 2001, 2007 (recast)

• General role: The Mechanism can be called upon to facilitate and support civil protection

assistance in the event of a major disaster inside or outside the EU

• Scope: Any major natural or man-made disaster, including CBRN or other terrorist attacks

EU CP MECHANISMELEMENTS

• CIVIL PROTECTION DATABASE: Identifying civil

protection capacities available for assistance interventions (experts and teams)

• MONITORING AND INFORMATION CENTRE (MIC):

Mobilizes and dispatches expert teams at short notice, provides technical assistance, serves as an information centre

• COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM (CECIS): Ensuring efficient and secure communication

• TRAINING, EXERCISES AND EXCHANGES:

Improving coordination, compatibility and inter-operability

Official request from the

stricken country

Ending of Rescue activities ;

Taking over byHum. Org

EC sends MIC team for Coord and Assessment

Activation of the Mechanism: MIC dispatches request to the national Contact Points

MS process the request andsend back offers to MIC

MIC dispatches the offers to the stricken country

Stricken country accepts orrefuses the offers and

notify the MIC

MIC sends SITREP to the MS

REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM FRULLI-VENECE-GULLY

PROVENCE (IT)• Protocol on mutual cooperation between the

ACPDR and CP FVG for forecasting, preventing and mutual assistance in case of disasters

• Technical annexes:1. Annex: Dispatch and exchange of data in real time

and establishing Video-Conference

2. Annex: Procedures for Notification and requesting and offering assistance in case of disasters

3. Annex: Cooperation in the field of extinguishing forest fires

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE NOTIFICATION/OPERATION CENTRES

SICORS

FVGOC

SI - ReCONova Gorica

Notification Request Offer

Thank you for your attention!