eSolutions for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief: Slovenia Case

112 – Common European Emergency Number  urgent medical help  firemen  mountain rescue service  cave rescue service  mountain rescue service  Civil Protection forces  other rescue forces

Regional Notification Centres in the RS

Operational desk in regional notification center

Independent systems in ReNC  Geographical Information System GIS_UJME  Sending short messages to pager holders (pagging)  Computer system for handling the phone calls - ROK  Public alarming system (DUNJA)  Dangerous Substances Database (NevSnov – web application)  SPIN – System for Reporting on Interventions and Accidents (web application)

Geographical Information System GIS_UJME  Register of Teritorial Units (RPE), Central Register of Population (CRP), Business Register (PR)  Other survey maps (1 : 5000 do 1 : )  Areas of responsibility of PR forces  Data on responsible persons (phone no., pager code)  Threat assesment  Searching the location over EHIŠ, REZI 5 and PRS  Calculation of the number of people that live in risk area on the defined area  Transformation between different coordination systems GK, WGS and UTM

Geographic Information System GIS_UJME

Radio communication system ZARE An autonomous and a common radio communication system and a pagging system are daily used by leading the protection and rescue actions. The ZARE system is used by all protection and rescue forces. The communicating central points are situated in Regional Natification Centres

Radio communication equipment  40 repetitors  30 digital repetitors  6 mobile repetitors  Hand, mobile and stationary radio stations  Pagers

Computer system for handling the phone calls  ISDN phone central in each ReNC  recordnig of all incoming and outgoing calls  on-line database of all basic data of each phone call  each operational worker logs in the central at the begging of his work and logs out at the end

Public alarming system DUNJA Common alarming signs Special alarming signs

NevSnov Application Database of appr the most frequently used dangerous substances in the RS with the instructions for intervention in the case of an accident

SPIN Application System for Reporting on Interventions and Accidents

The idea of The System for Emergency Response Support SPU 112

Sheme of the connection of independent IT system into SPU 112 Klic na 112

Functional upgrade of SPU 112  Response proceeding plans (response algorithms) according to the type and the location of an accident  Avtomatical recording of all activities an individual operator has done  Avtomatical location of the caller in the GIS system (ZEKom od , firstly locating the caller from the stationary phone network, furter on from the mobile networks  Establishing of a common database of Protection and Rescue forces (members, equipment...)  Connecting the SPU 112 and SPIN application (some data from SPU enter as an income date to SPIN application)

SPU 112 Example of a monitor picture

International cooperation

Neighbouring Countries

Bilateral Agreements Ratified agreements on the cooperation in protection against disasters: Slovenia - Austria Slovenia - Croatia Slovenia - Czech Republic Slovenia - Hungary Slovenia - Slovakia Slovenia - Russian Federation Slovenia – Poland ---- in process of adoption: Slovenia - Italy

Trilateral Co-operation:Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia Trilateral meeting every year in each country  Intention: to invite Italy to join this  regional co-operation Joint regional/trilateral exercises - participation of Croatian, Hungarian, Slovenian protection and rescue units :  “MURA 2001”, 27 September 2001, Croatia  “WELL 2001”, 10 November 2001, Slovenia  “NEK 2002”, November 2002, Slovenia

EUROREGIO - West Nygat Pannonia: Co- op. Between Bordering Regions of Austria, Hungary and Slovenia Trilateral meeting every year in each country  Intention: to invite Italy to join this  regional co-operation Joint regional/trilateral exercises - participation of Croatian, Hungarian, Slovenian protection and rescue units

Cooperation with Italy The Protocol for cooperation between ACPDR and CP of Frulli Venezia Giulia on forecast, prevention and mutual assistance in case of natural and man-made disasters defines: Mutual assistance in case of disasters: - use of aviation for extinguishing fires - operative procedures for extinguishing forest fires in the border region - financial and insurance aspects

Multilateral Co-operation - European Commission - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) - United Nations

European Commission (1) The Administration is involved in activities related to: Annual meetings of directors of Civil Protection of EU member states and partners Seveso II directive (Slovenia took over the European directive into its domestic legal order) The Operational Manual (operative handbook) of Civil Protection of member states and candidate countries

European Commission (2) The Administration is involved in activities related to: Slovenian participation in NEDIES Project, EC/JRC EU workshops, seminars, courses, etc. Community mechanism - Slovenia signed Memorandum of Understanding in the field of civil protection in November 2002

European Commission (3) Single European Emergency Call Number 112 Citizens can reach all rescue services on 112 : –firefighters –ambulance –other rescue services (mountain and cave rescuers, others) –police (also 113) hours per day - From stationary or mobile phones, free of charge - Through 13 regional Notification Centers

Regional Co-operation (1) Central European Initiative Alpe - Jadran Working Group South-European Defence Ministerial (SEDM) Vishegrad Group Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe - Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative Adriatic - Ionic Initiative

Thank you for your attention! Ministry of Defence Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief Vojkova Ljubljana

Thank you for your attention! Ministrstry of Defence, Administation for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief Vojkova 61, 1000 Ljubljana