1. Europe a Safe Area to Live1 The Safety Chain Mrs A.L.C. (Annelore) Roelofs EMPM Director, Fire Services and Medical Assistance in Accidents and Disasters departement Ministry of the interior and kingdom Relations The Netherlands

2. Europe a Safe Area to Live2 The Safety chain “There is no well defined method of assesing life safety from fire in buildings; Life safety is a concept and no formula can identify or garantee that a building is safe from fire” (Fire protection handbook NFPA)

3. Europe a Safe Area to Live3 The Safety Chain Risk assessment Prevention PreparationIntervention Mitigation After-care

4. Europe a Safe Area to Live4 The Safety Chain Risk assessment Prevention PreparationIntervention Mitigation After-care

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9. Europe a Safe Area to Live9 The Safety Chain Risk assessment Prevention Preparation Intervention After care

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11. Europe a Safe Area to Live11 The Safety Chain Risk assessment Prevention Preparation Intervention After care

12. Europe a Safe Area to Live12 The Safety Chain Risk assessment Prevention Preparation Intervention After care

13. Europe a Safe Area to Live13 The Safety Chain Risk assessment Prevention Preparation Intervention After care

14. Europe a Safe Area to Live14 The Safety Chain There is no point in (international) working together on making preparations for safety in metropolitan areas The Safety Chain has no international value

15. Europe a Safe Area to Live15 The Safety Chain International (European) cooperation is an absolute necessity, since our grandchildren should be able to feel equally safe whether they live in The Netherlands, Belgium or France. * The Safety Chain principle provides a firm base for adequate reaction to a variety of incidents, crises and disasters.