A short lecture about Italian Firefighters Nationall Corps Floods rescue national response sistem

1. FLOODS RESPONSE SYSTEM
Italian Ministry of the Interior
Fire National Corps
and Civil Defence Department

2. Agenda:
 Main causes and scenarios;
 The Italian Early Warning System;
 The Fire-Fighter response system and
equipment;
 Areas of interest in floods scenarios;
 Personal Equipment;
 The EU module approach;
 Conclusions and follow-up ( e.g. IPA Floods)

3. FLOODS IN ITALY
MAIN CAUSES
CRITICAL WEATHER
BREAKBANK

4. CLOUDBURST: A NEW CRITICAL WEATHER EVENT
IN A SHORT PERIOD – LOTS OF RAIN IN THE SAME AREA

5. DAM BANK FAILURE

6. RIVERBANK BREAKAGE

7. RIVERBANK BREAKAGE EFFECTS IN URBAN AREAS

8. OVERFLOW

9. FLOOD
EFFECTS IN URBAN AREAS

10. FLOOD IN
COUNTRYSIDE AREAS

11. CONSEQUENT RISK: LANDSLIDES

12. PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS

14. WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE AND….

15. EARLY WARNING
SYSTEM

16. FIRE NATIONAL CORPS
RESPONSE SYSTEM
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17. Search and rescue national
teams
3 MULTIROLE UNIT3 MULTIROLE UNITSS 6 WATER RESCUER UNITS6 WATER RESCUER UNITS

18. Regional Flood Rescue Team using
Boats
DIVERS teamDIVERS team
5 WATER5 WATER
RESCUERSRESCUERS
LOGISTICSLOGISTICS
5 WATER5 WATER
RESCUERSRESCUERS
5 WATER5 WATER
RESCUERSRESCUERS

19. MAIN TYPES OF RESCUE BOATS
INFLATABLE BOAT (RAFT)

20. AMPHIBIANAMPHIBIAN

21. ALU Boat without propeller engineALU Boat without propeller engine

22. OPERATIONAL AREAS
 DEEP WATER AREAS
 SHALLOW WATER AREAS

23. DEEP WATER AREA

24. SHALLOW WATER AREA

26. SHALLOW WATER SCENARIO
VICTIMS EVACUATION

27. ROUGH WATER

28. First SAFETY !

29. THE KEY ASPECT IS RESCUERS SAFETY

30. WET ASSET

31. DRY ASSET

32. VICTIMS PROTECTION

33. SPECIAL OPERATIONS

34. ROPE RESCUE OPERATIONS

35. AIR OPERATIONS

36. EQUIPMENT SYSTEM FIELD MODULE

37. men & equipment decontamination system: a field module

40. Water spray high pressure pump
To remove solid residues like mud……….

41. Liquid Sanitisation

42. Conclusions and follow-up
 The fire response to floods is carried out in
cooperation with other stakeholders;
 In Italy the Fire Service is in charge of this
response which is standardized and homogenous
all over the Country;
 Exercises and Emergencies help to keep this
system tested and updated, especially as regards
the personal safety;
 In this field, Italy cooperates with other Countries
to disseminate and improve this know-how (e.g.
IPA Floods).

43. THANK YOU!