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Preparatory Action 2009
Call for Proposals for a Preparatory Action on an EU rapid Response capability
Objectives of the Call for Proposals for a Preparatory Action on an EU rapid response capability
In 2009, the Budgetary Authority reintroduced M€ 7.5 by merging the Pilot project to step up cooperation between Member States on combating forest fires into the Preparatory Action on an EU Rapid Response Capability, designed to respond immediately to critical needs arising from major disasters.
On the 7th of May 2009 The Commission adopted Commission Decision C(2009)3356
on the annual work programme for the actions to be financed in 2009 in the framework of a Preparatory Action on an EU rapid response capabilities, which defines the action to be implemented through this Preparatory Action, including the present call for proposals.
The aim of the Preparatory Action is to test innovative arrangements ensuring that key resources and essential equipment are made available during relevant periods and deployed to respond to disasters in the framework of the Community Civil Protection Mechanism at the request of the Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) of the European Commission. It covers any type of natural or man-made disaster.
Publication
The Call for Proposals published in the Official Journal of the European Union, (2009/C 123) on 3rd June 2009resulted in the submission of 15 proposals. 7 projects have been approved and will be co-financed by the EU for a total funding of approximately 6 million Euros.
The 7 projects are led by 6 different Member States (Austria, Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden – the latter having two separate projects) and will involve 12 beneficiary countries from across the EU. The projects will be implemented between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2011 and will consist in the deployment of on-site dedicated civil protection modules composed of key resources and equipment. The objective is to test the deployment on site of rapid response capabilities in the field of civil protection.
The following projects have been selected for EU funding:
| Title |
Objective |
Cold Condition Module for the EU Community Mechanism
(led by the Crisis Management Centre Finland, Finland) |
Module(s): Upgrade of search and rescue module to winter conditions (new module).
Associated beneficiary countries: Sweden |
Emergency Temporary Shelter - Management System - EURETS
(led by Arbeiter Samariter Bund Osterreichs, Austria) |
Module(s): Emergency temporary shelter management system
Associated beneficiary countries: Germany, Slovak Republic |
European rapid response capability in the field of water search and rescue
(led by Veiligheidsregio Haaglanden, Netherlands) |
Module(s): Marine search and rescue
Associated beneficiary countries: Czech Republic, United Kingdom |
Action préparatoire pour une capacité de réaction rapide de l'Union Européenne (5 pays) Renforcement des capacités additionnelles de l'UE - EU ACR 5
(led by Ministère de l'Intérieur, direction de la sécurité civile, France) |
Module(s): Ground forest fire fighting; CBRN; Search and rescue; High capacity pumping; Medical posts.
Associated beneficiary countries: Belgium, Greece, Spain, Portugal |
European Aerial Medical Evacuation Team - EURAMET
(led by The Johanniter, Germany) |
Module(s): Medical aerial evacuation
Associated beneficiary countries: Austria, Slovak Republic |
Emergency Temporary Shelter - A reinforced concept
(led by Swedish Civil contingencies Agency, Sweden) |
Module(s): Emergency temporary shelter
Associated beneficiary countries: Germany |
European Flood response capacity
(led by Swedish Civil contingencies Agency, Sweden) |
Module(s): Flood containment module
Associated beneficiary countries: Finland |
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