Simulation exercises organised at Community level are designed primarily as field tests aiming at establishing a common understanding of co-operation in civil protection assistance interventions and to accelerate response in major emergencies. These exercises provide a learning opportunity for all actors involved in operations under the Mechanism and enhance operational co-operation between them. Contingency planning, decision-making procedures, provision of information to the public and the media can also be tested and rehearsed during these events, so as to be better prepared for similar real-life situations. Moreover, exercises can help supervisors identify further training needs for their staff involved in operations, while lessons-learnt workshops organised in parallel can serve as a forum to identify operational gaps to be improved.
Exercises at Community level are organised by the participant states with a financial contribution from the Commission. The calls outlining the conditions of these projects are published each year.
| Name |
Time/Place |
Scenario |
Organiser(s) |
Other participants |
Further information |
| 2011 |
EU-SKAGEX 2011
|
Norway |
Accident at sea and marine pollution |
DSB |
|
Call 2010
EC contribution: 953.137 euros
Rate 85% |
EU CARPATHEX 2011
|
13-16 September 2011, Podkarpackie Region (Nowa Deba, Rzeszow, Tarnobrzerg)
Poland
|
CBRN incident during high visibility event (like EURO 2012) |
The State Fire Service of Poland |
|
Call 2010
EC contribution: € 266,585.00
EC financing rate: 85%
website www.eucarpathex2011.pl
|
| POSEIDON |
4-5 April Region of Crete (Greece) |
Tsunami |
Region of Crete, Direction of Civil Protection
Kountorioti square GR – 71305 Heraklion |
(NGO and company)
(National Competent Authority)
|
Call 2008-2
EC contribution: € 535,462.00
EC financing rate: 75% |
| EU RICHTER 2011 |
France |
Earthquake |
Ministère de l'Intérieur, de l'Outre-mer et des Collectivités Territoriales, Direction de la Sécurité Civile
87-95 Quai du Docteur Dervaux F-92600 Asnières/Seine |
|
Call 2009
EC contribution:
€ 595,372.00
EC financing rate: 85% |
EU CREMEX 2011
Watch the video |
Estonia |
CBRN |
Estonia |
 |
Call 2009
EC contribution:
€ 825,827.00
EC financing rate: 84,99% |
| 2010 |
| EVROS |
26-31 May 2010
Greece |
Flooding |
Evros Prefecture Karaoli & Dimitrioustreet, 40 GR – 68100 Alexandroupolis |
(National Competent Authority) |
Call 2008-2
EC contribution:
€ 459,989.00
EC financing rate: 75% |
| EU Command Post |
31 May - 3 June 2010
Aude Prefecture
France |
earthquake |
Ministère de l'Intérieur, de l'Outremer et des Collectivités Territoriales, Direction de la Sécurité Civile
87-95 Quai du Docteur Dervaux
F-92600 Asnières/Seine |
|
Call 2008-1
EC contribution:
€ 296,527.00
EC financing rate: 75% |
| ORION |
6-10 September 2010 United Kingdom |
Earthquake |
Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Authority Old London Road Hertford SG13 7LD UK
|
 |
www.orion2010.co.uk
Call 2008-2
EC contribution:
€ 953,900.00
EC financing rate: 70% |
| EU TEREX |
Tuscany (Italy) |
Earthquake |
Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile Via Ulpiano, 11,
I – 00193 Roma |
    |
http://www.protezionecivile.it
Call 2008-2
EC contribution:
€ 864,225.00
EC financing rate: 75% |
| EU SISMICAEX |
3-5 November 2010 Extremadura (Spain) |
Earthquake CBRN |
Dirección general de justicia e interior, Centro de Urgencias y Emergencias 112 Extremadura Paseo de Roma s/n ES-06800 Mérida |
|
Call 2008-2
EC contribution:
€ 260,126.00
EC financing rate: 75% |
| 2009 |
| EU Floodex
2009 |
22-25 September
The Netherlands |
Flooding
|
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, National Operations Centre, KLPD/LOCC
Floodex
P.O. Box 100
3970 AC Driebergen
The Netherlands |
 |
http://www.floodex.nl/
Call 2008-1
EC contribution: € 870,000.00
EC financing rate: 74.94%
|
| EU Danubius
2009 |
9-11 September
Romania |
Earthquake
|
National Committee for
Emergency Situations (NCES), Romania
|
|
http://www.danubius2009.eu/
Call 2008-1
Beneficiary: Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform of Romania
EC contribution: € 300,000.00
EC financing rate: 75% |
| EU HUNEX Decathlon 2009 |
May 2009 |
Flooding |
Civil Protection Directorate of Budapest
Városház u. 9-11, H-1052 Budapest, Hungary |
|
Call 2007
Beneficiary: Civil Protection Directorate of Budapest
EC contribution: € 288,840.00
EC financing rate: 72.42% |
| SweNorEx 2009 |
May 2009 |
Earthquake outside EU (exercise focusing mainly on practical training of experts) |
Swedish Rescue Services Agency
Karolinen, 65180 Karlstad, Sweden |
All Mechanism countries with experts |
Call 2007
Beneficiary: Swedish Rescue Services Agency
EC contribution: € 352,551.00
EC financing rate: 74.02% |
| 2008 |
EU ex ALBIS  |
15-18 May 2008 |
Cross-border flooding |
Technisches Hilfswerke THW
Provinzialstrasse 93, 53127 Bonn, Germany |
|
http://www.albis2008.eu/
Call 2007
Beneficiary: BA THW
EC contribution: € 149,957.00
EC financing rate: 75% |
| EU HUROMEX 2008 |
22-26 September 2008 |
Flooding in two countries in parallel and related accidents |
National Directorate for Disaster Management
Mogyoródi út 43., H-1149 Budapest, Hungary |
 |
Call 2007
Beneficiary: National Directorate for Disaster Management of Hungary
EC contribution: € 500,000.00
EC financing rate: 74.84% |
| ES-2008 ERMES |
15-17 October 2008 |
Seismic event in the Messina Strait |
Prefettura di Reggio Calabria
Via Miraglia 10, 89100 Reggio Calabria, Italy |
 |
Call 2007
Beneficiary: LK
EC contribution: € 325,438.00
EC financing rate: 73.13% |
| Exercise Torch |
26-30 October 2008 |
CBRN accidents & disaster victim identification |
University of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH Leicester, UK |
|
Call 2007
Beneficiary: University of Leicester
EC contribution: € 498,902.00
EC financing rate: 75% |
| Name withheld |
November 2008 |
Terrorism related accidents |
Direction de la Défense et de la Sécurité civil, Ministère de l'Intérieur et de l'Aménagement du territoire
87-95 Quai du Docteur Dervaux, 92600 Asnières sur Seine, France |
|
Due to the nature of this exercise further information is not available. |
