RESCUE SERVICES IN FINLAND Ministry of the Interior Department for rescue services Rescue Director (Fire Chief) Rescue Departments Regional administrative agencies (6+ Åland) 22 Regional Rescue Services Emergency response centres (15) Emergency Services College Emergency Response Centre Administration Fire brigades - volunteers

OPERATIONAL AREAS 3 operational areas 22 municipalities 495,000 residents personnel 64 fire stations (14 of them 24 h) 46 contract fire brigades, 760 personnel

EMERGENCIES Year 2013  emergencies IN TAMPERE REGION

TYPE OF ACCIDENTS Automated or other emergency calls pcs. First responses pcs. Traffic accidents pcs. Fires pcs, in which building fires 457 pcs.

MISSION We prevent accidents. We rescue people and property and safeguard the environment. We prepare ourselves for exceptional situations. SAFE TAMPERE REGION

ACCIDENT PREVENTION Active preparation for accident Safety education and training Structural fire safety Fire safety checks Chemical supervision

Safety education and -training -Tulikettu (Firefox) (pre- and elementary schools). -Training of personel in public and private sectors. -Public events: fairs, 112-day, Tampere day etc. ACCIDENT PREVENTION

We rescue and protect people, property and environment. We also limit and mitigate damage. EMERGENCY SERVICES

THERE IS AN ACCIDENT DETECTED ALARM DISPATCH TIME UNIT ALARMED RESPONSE TIME OF THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES ARRIVAL TRAVEL TIME UNIT HAS ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE EMERGENCY CALL NOTICE TIME EMERGENCY CALL RECEIVED START PREPARATION TIME UNIT HAS SET OFF STARTING RESCUE CLEARING TIME EMERGENCY SERVICES

The rescue services use grid square data in risk profile mapping. EMERGENCY SERVICES The country has been divided into areas of 1x 1km, each of which forms a risk squade The risk category of each risk squade is determined according to the numbers of residents and the amount of floor area.

The rescue unit must reach the accident scene, by risk area: 1.Risk area  6 minutes 2.Risk area  10 minutes 3.Risk area  20 minutes The rescue unit must reach the accident scene, by risk area: 1.Risk area  6 minutes 2.Risk area  10 minutes 3.Risk area  20 minutes EMERGENCY SERVICES

Rescue units: Rescue unit: chief, driver, working pairs. Rescue platoon: chief, rescue units (platoon start). Rescue company: chief, headquarters, rescue platoons (company start). EMERGENCY SERVICES

AMBULANCE SERVICES Basic-level ambulance services Care-level ambulance services First-response activities

BASIC-LEVEL AMBULANCE SERVICES In basic-level ambulance services a patient is monitored and treated so that his/her state does not deteriorate during transportation. At the basic-level it is possible to start simple life-saving measures.

FIRST-RESPONSE ACTIVITIES First-response mainly means to help provided by medical professionals who are sent to an emergency patient. The unit called can also be the police or a fire engine.

CARE-LEVEL AMBULANCE SERVICES The staff of the care-level ambulance services are prepared to start intensive care and transport the patient so that his/her vital functions can be protected.

ACTIVITIES VITAL TO SOCIETY The government Resolution on the Strategy Securing the Functions Vital to Society names the following: management of State affairs, international activity, national military defence, internal security, functioning of the economy and infrastructure, the population´s income security and capability to function, as well as psychological crisis tolerance. PREPARING

Monitoring of threats Warning the population – Sirens, RDS radio messaging Protection in shelters Evacuation Rescue Services Both public authorities and the private sector are responsible for the preparation of protective measures CIVIL PROTECTION