ITALYApril 2009

Epicentro

The day after

A B R U Z Z O 2009

6th April Earthquake

Environment and geographic configuration of Italy

 

• 2/3 of territory covered by mountains , critical hydrological situation 

• High density of hystorical monuments and buildings more than 500

years old

• 3 active vulcanoes : Stromboli ,Vesuvio,Etna with more than

600.000 inhabitants around 

• 2/3 of national territory under earthquake risk

Civil Protection structure : Sistema Italia

Structure based on the national administrative organization

Gouvernment ↔ Dipartimento Nazionale Protezione Civile

 ↨

Central Headquarter in Rome - h24

↨

Region Headquarters n° 20 - h24

↨

Province Headquarters n° 110 - h24

↨

Municipalities n° 8100

Sistema Italia : Volunteers system • Under actual regulation since 1992• National groups : more than 500• Total volunteers : 1.300.000• Volunteers rolls levels (Albi)

– 1. national – 2. regional – 3. provincial – 4. municipality

• Advantages for roll’s volunteers  – 1. Leave from the job with salary during emergencies and training

activities– 2. Insurance– 3. Financial support for teams– 4. Costs refund

EMERGENCIES TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS

LEVELS

–   Type A : Local     

–   Type B : Regional   

–   Type C : National

CHARACTERISTICS

– Natural emergencies : plans prepared in advance

– Special evenements : studied with a certain time notice

– Terrorysm : only a general preparation

EMERGENCIES TYPE C

Structure activated

1. National volunteers groups2. C.M.R.3. Dipartimento fixed structures 

On the territory

1. Creation of DI.COMA.C and CCS2. Activations of COM ( Municipalities emergencies

structures)3. Local areas set up for population

ABRUZZO EARTHQUAKE CHARACTERISTICS

• Municipalities : 72

• Population : 70.000

• Structure of territory :mountains with several lateral valleys

• DI.COMA.C : Aquila

• C.C.S. : Pescara

• C.O.M. : 7

• Areas : 42 with 3.289 tents

• Field kitchens : 24

• P.M.A. : 16 (advanced healt structures)

• People homeless : 19.734

• Peoples death : ab. 309

• Volunteers : people involved by shift 440.000

Abruzzo telecommunication characteristics

• Fixed telephone lines : collapsed• Cellular telephone line : working but with initial cells saturation • HF emergency net

1. immediately activated by Rome2. Headquarter at 6.990-7.045 and 3.643 Mhz 3. In activity only for 2 days

• VHF/UHF 1. working with the local repeaters existing in the area installed and

maintained by the different radioamateur associations 2. working with installation of several transponders in order to

connect COM and the 42 Areas expecially on lateral valleys

• Others frequencies used by different voluntary associations ,fire protection,rescue,security ,red cross,misericordie etc for internal communications

ACTUAL SITUATION ANALYSIS The actual structure of national radioamateurs association can supportonly the local emergencies with a certain time notice.For national emergencies is absolutely inadequate for the followingreasons

• Way and activation time inadequate

• It doesn’t existe a data base of ham available to partecipate with detailed characteristics

• Operating on emergency is very different than at home

• Lack of training for logistic preparation

• Lack of training for psychological aspects on the emergency

• Lack of preparation for being a part of a Civil Protection system

SUGGESTIONS FOR ITALY

• To create a radioamateurs structure dedicated only to emergency support,included on voluntary roll at each levels,municipalities,provinces,regions and with national Department

• To have a detailed and up-dated data base for volunteers availability

• To arrange a specific training for radioemergencies communications,NVIS techniques,wi-fi ,satellites ,digitals(Pactor!)

• To arrange a specific training for psycological and logistics aspects,including teams working in international missions