Getting a nation prepared for every possible civil defense scenario is a difficult task but nations are constantly trying to stay ahead. Most urban areas have a blast shelter and emergency evacuation plan for its citizens. Governments also keep a stock of emergency medical supplies and food supplies in strategic locations should some mass shortage or need arise. There are also Petroleum reserves that would keep vital government and military supply chains working. As an individual one should seek out and become familiar with their governments preparation plans.
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009What Does Civil Defence Do?
Thursday, August 20th, 2009Civil defence is concerned with the threat of emergencies and disasters that may strike a country rather than military defence, which is concerned with threats of attack from hostile countries. Preparation for civil defence programmes requires assessment to understand prevention and preparedness for the resultant planning. Coordination of emergency services and personnel for evacuation procedures, crisis management and the logistics of emergencies management and contingency planning all fall under the same umbrella when considering how best to act in response to any disaster.
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How Many States Make Up The Community Mechanism?
Thursday, August 13th, 2009The 30 states that make up the Community Mechanism for civil protection, a tool to provide enhanced co-operation regarding civil defence issues, are bound by the Council Decision of October 23rd 2001 [a recast of which was adopted on 8th November 2007] to signing an agreement with the Commission. Their number may soon be increased to 31 if the ongoing negotiation with Croatia to sign up to the Mechanism under the framework is successful. Via the Community Mechanism, participants’ pooled resources can be availed of internationally by countries stricken by major disasters and emergencies.
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What Are The Participant States Of The Community Mechanism?
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Presently 27 States within the EU and three others participate in the Community Mechanism for civil protection. The participant states are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom within the EU and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. By pooling resources its members may better protect, offering a response to those disasters requiring imminent action.
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Third European Civil Protection Forum
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009In the month of June 2009 there Brussels will play host to the Third European Civil Protection Forum. The forum is set to bring together the best minds from civil protection professionals, politicians and academics as well as companies, international organisations and citizens with a hope of coming up with the best plans and strategies for the development of civil protection in Europe. There will be showcases of new technologies, theories and best practices from selected speakers. While keynote speeches will be the main focal point there will also be exhibitions on new products and technologies to go along with it. The forum is set for November 25-26, 2009.
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EU rapid response capabilities for Forest Fires
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009In 2009 the EU has come together to introduce a new €7.5 million budget to prepare a rapid response team for European Union based forest fires. The new team will be focused on preparatory action which test innovative arrangements for key resources and essential equipment. This should allow a rapid response team to be 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. While focusing on forest fires it will be available for any natural disaster.
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Chemical Accidents
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009Through out the world there have been enough industrial chemical accidents that have caused governments to take a step back and prepare a plan to deal with them. One of the most devastating examples happened in 1976 when a pesticide plant released a cloud of toxins into the air causing 600 people to be evacuated and 2000 to be treated for poisoning. It became known as the “Seveso Accident”. This along with other notable chemical accidents have lead to new directives on storage and processing activities of harmful chemicals.
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Recovery
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Once the threat is over it becomes time to asses the damage and start the rebuilding and recovery. In civil defense it is best to have a game plan before any emergency even arises so that the recovery crews are aware at what will happen next and speed up the process. Preparation can be done such as planning alternate motor car routes for damaged road, having a boat transport backup incase a bridge is taken out or preparing meeting areas for civilians. These actions can be prepared before any such threat even becomes realized.
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Mitigation
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009The easiest way to prepare for disaster or nuclear war is to prevent it in the first place. The world governments are actively trying to mitigate the chances of full scale military attacks, acts of terrorism and even natural disasters. When dealing with foreign national threats the best course of action is diplomacy, foreign policy, political measures and of course nuclear disarmament. When dealing with terrorist threats, intelligence and direct action become the main focal points. While natural disasters are hard to prevent the damage can be minimized with long term planning.
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Types of Civil Threats
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009In a military situation there are numerous civilian threats, each with their own risks and required responses. The first task is to identify the threat situation of each type of threat. Conventional explosives are amongst the most used weapons against civilians. To protect against traditional bombs there must be a thick concrete shelter. Nuclear attacks are perhaps the biggest threat due to the mass destruction they cause and the following radiation fallout. Switzerland is regarded as the most prepared country. Other threats include Chemical and Biological weapons.
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