1. Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco National Fire Corps Comando Provinciale di Pisa Pisa Province Fire Command Ing. Giuseppe Romano – Provincial Fire Commander giuseppe.romano@vigilfuoco.it

2. Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco CORPO NAZIONALE VIGILI DEL FUOCO Italian National Fire Corps The Italian National Fire Corps belongs to the Ministry of Interior, Department of Fire and Rescue Services and Civil Defense. The Italian National Fire Corps belongs to the Ministry of Interior, Department of Fire and Rescue Services and Civil Defense. A Nationwide organization with more than 30.000 professionals: probably the largest professional Fire and Rescue Organization in the World A Nationwide organization with more than 30.000 professionals: probably the largest professional Fire and Rescue Organization in the World More than 1.500 Senior Technical Officers with a degree in Engineering, Architecture, Geology or a High School Technical Diploma in Industrial Processes or Building Constructions. More than 1.500 Senior Technical Officers with a degree in Engineering, Architecture, Geology or a High School Technical Diploma in Industrial Processes or Building Constructions. The Department of Fire and Rescue Services and Civil Defense has 1 Central Directorate in Rome and 16 Regional Directorates. The fire and rescue services are provided by the 101 Provincial Departments with more fire stations. The Department of Fire and Rescue Services and Civil Defense has 1 Central Directorate in Rome and 16 Regional Directorates. The fire and rescue services are provided by the 101 Provincial Departments with more fire stations. There is a complete interoperability between each Provincial Department since they are part of the same Organization with same standards, same training, same communication systems, same equipment. There is a complete interoperability between each Provincial Department since they are part of the same Organization with same standards, same training, same communication systems, same equipment. The Vv.F. has the charge for the ARFF and the port fire service too. The Vv.F. has the charge for the ARFF and the port fire service too.

3. Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco International cooperation Airplane incident AZZORRE Flood TUNISIA Earthquake MEXICO Earthquake ARMENIA Earthquake HOLLAND Earthquake GREECE Earthquake ALGERIA Earthquake CAMERUN Earthquake SALVADOR Nuclear power plant CHERNOBYL Earthquake TURKEY Humanitarian Emergency ALBANIA Chemical pollution KOSOVO Earthquake IRAN Tsunami SRI LANKA Flood GEORGIA (Europe) Chemical fire LYBIA Forest Fires FRANCE …

4. Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco Our job … As well as all people, we hope to not have emergencies and we trust strongly in prevention with codes, standards, training, lay out, etc. As well as all people, we hope to not have emergencies and we trust strongly in prevention with codes, standards, training, lay out, etc. But our job ask us to be always ready, to have procedures and plans good and up to dated But our job ask us to be always ready, to have procedures and plans good and up to dated We know that fail to plan is plan to fail We know that fail to plan is plan to fail We wont lost any occasion to have success, because our goal is saving lives We wont lost any occasion to have success, because our goal is saving lives Your job is in our wish Your job is in our wish Good luck and … Good luck and …

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