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.
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Name |
Time/Place |
Scenario |
Organiser(s) |
Other Participants |
Further information |
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2009 |
| Floodex
|
22-25 September
|
Flooding
|
Ministry of the Interior, National Operations Centre, KLPD/LOCC
Floodex
P.O. Box 100
3970 AC Driebergen
The Netherlands |
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http://www.floodex.nl/ |
| Danubius
|
9-11 September
|
Earthquake
|
National Committee for
Emergency Situations (NCES), Romania
|
    |
http://www.danubius2009.eu/index.html |
|
EU HUNEX Decathlon 2009 |
May 2009 |
Flooding |
Civil Protection Directorate of Budapest
Városház u. 9-11, H-1052 Budapest, Hungary |
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EU SweNorEx 2009 |
May 2009 |
Earthquake outside EU
(exercise focusing mainly on practical training of experts rather than intervention teams from MS) |
Swedish Rescue Services Agency
Karolinen, 65180 Karlstad, Sweden |
All Mechanism countries with experts |
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2008 |
|
EU-ALBIS 2008
|
15-18 May 2008 |
Cross-border flooding |
Technisches Hilfswerke THW
Provinzialstrasse 93, 53127 Bonn, Germany |
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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 |
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Es-2008 ERMES |
15-17 October 2008 |
Seismic event in the Messina Strait |
Prefettura di Reggio Calabria
Via Miraglia 10, 89100 Reggio Calabria, Italy |
 (tbc) |
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|
Exercise Torch |
26-30 October 2008 |
CBRN accidents & disaster victim identification |
University of Leicester
University Road, LE1 7RH Leicester, UK |
 |
|
|
Name withheld |
November 2008
(tbc) |
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 |
 (other 4 countries tbc) |
Due to the nature of this exercise further information is currently not available. |
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2007 |
|
EULUX 2007
 |
6-9 June 2007
Luxembourg |
Several accidents of unknown origin |
Administration des services de secours
Technisches Hilfswerke THW
Ministère de l'Intérieur
Service Public Fédéral Intérieur
Federale Overheidsdienst Binnenlandse Zaken |
|
Press Statement
Workshop conclusions
 |
|
2006 |
|
VESUVIO MESIMEX  |
18-23 October 2006
Italy |
Volcanic eruption assessment + evacuation
|
Regione Campania
Settore Regionale Programmazione Interventi di Protezione Civile sul Territorio |
|
Final Report
|
|
EU-TACOM-SEE 2006 |
July 2006
Bulgaria |
Terrorist accidents |
Ministry of State Policy for Disasters and Accidents
|
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EUDANEX  |
18-22 September 2006
Denmark & Sweden |
Terrorist accidents + Severe weather |
Danish Emergency Management Agency
|
 |
Final report
Press Statement
|
|
2005 |
|
EURATECH |
10-14 April 2005
France |
Explosion on a train transporting chemical materials
|
Civipol |
|
Final report |
|
EUPOLEX
 |
26 June - 1 July 2005
Poland |
Earthquake in a fictitious third country |
The National Headquarter of the State Fire Service |
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|
|
PO |
3-7 October 2005
Italy |
Flood |
Regione Emilia-Romagna |
Mainly NGOs from 10 participating states |
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|
EUROSOT
 |
9-14 October 2005
Italy |
Earthquake + chemical incident. Scenario developed on a seismic event that struck Eastern Sicily in 1993. |
Dipartimento della Protezione Civile |
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2004 |
|
FOREST FIRE |
April 2004
France |
Forest fire |
Entente Interdépartementale en vue de la Protection de la Forêt contre l'Incendie |
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EUDREX
 |
October 2004
Austria |
Earthquake + incident in chemical plant |
Federal Ministry of the Interior |
 |
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|
EU ESCEX |
November 2004
Finland |
Earthquake + other related emergencies in a fictitious third country |
Pelastustoimi |
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2003 |
|
FLORIVAL II
EU Response 2003 |
February 2003
Belgium |
CBRN |
Service Public Fédéral Intérieur
Federale Overheidsdienst Binnenlandse Zaken |
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2002 |
|
COMMON CAUSE |
October 2002
Denmark |
Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) |
Danish Emergency Management Agency |
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EURATOX 2002 |
October 2002
France |
CBRN attack during and international sport event |
Civipol |
|
Press Release |
