CASCADE'19 Exercise Instructions
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f Exercise Instructions CASCADE’19 European Union Civil Protection Exercise April 2019 CASCADE’19 – EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS DEVELOPED BY NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY AND CIVIL PROTECTION CASCADE’19 STEERING COMMITTEE Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil Av. do Forte – 2794-112 Carnaxide – Portugal Tel.: +351 214 247 100 [email protected] | www.prociv.pt 2 CASCADE’19 – EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS LEGAL REFERENCES a. Decision (EU) 2019/420 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2019 amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism b. Commission Implementing Decision of 16 October 2014 laying down rules for the implementation of Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism and repealing Commission Decisions ANNEXES ANNEX I – Modules Fact Sheets ANNEX II – EUCPT Terms of Reference ANNEX III – General Scheme of the Exercise Organization 3 CASCADE’19 – EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS INTRODUCTION The National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC) is the Portuguese national authority responsible for the implementation and development of the civil protection policy, having an overall coordination role and also a command and control capacity in responding to major emergencies. Portugal, through ANEPC, actively participates in the work related to the implementation and development of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), since its adoption. This participation stems from an obvious awareness of the importance of this tool for international cooperation, as well as the benefits it brings to the country in terms of prevention, preparedness and operational response, which have been clearly visible through the various assistance missions which have been mobilized to national territory over the last few years. On the other hand, Portugal has also been at the forefront of European solidarity, joining those that have been the most expressive missions of assistance, inside and outside the European area, having associated its capacities and resources with the various initiatives that have been triggered in recent years: the mission to Haiti following the earthquake in January 2010, the mission to support the Chilean authorities in January 2017, in the context of the devastating forest fires that affected the central region of the country and, more recently, the support sent to Sweden in the summer of 2018 on the occasion of an unusual wave of forest fires and to Mozambique, in the aftermath of cyclone IDAI. Alongside with this international participation, ANEPC has been working exhaustively and in cooperation with other national Civil Protection Agents and Cooperating Entities in order to improve and develop the Portuguese civil protection system. Phenomena such as climate change, social development and the generation of new risks, contributing to increase the possibility of occurrence of exceptional events, require the development of systems that are more capable, more resilient and more adapted to the new realities, risks and challenges. Since training is one of the most important tools in the preparation for operational response, exercises are absolutely critical in the overall framework of civil protection and it was on the basis of this rational that in June 2017, ANEPC submitted to the competent services of the European Commission (EC) an application for a European civil protection exercise under the Mechanism. The Directorate-General of the Maritime Authority (DGAM) and the civil protection services of Spain, France, Belgium, Germany and Croatia joined Portugal and the proposal was approved in the end of 2017. It is therefore up to ANEPC to organize, plan and implement CASCADE'19 Exercise, which will take place in Portugal from May 28 to 31, 2019, with more than 30 different scenarios that will allow testing different capacities at the operational response level, contributing to the ongoing national and European efforts to improve joint and integrated response capacity in complex emergencies. 4 CASCADE’19 – EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS 1. PURPOSE This document is intended to provide participating countries the necessary planning instructions for CASCADE’19, and it should be considered and taken into account by all organizations involved when preparing their participation in the exercise. 2. OBJECTIVES Considering the European dimension of the exercise, and also the ongoing efforts in order to improve the European capacity to respond together to major disasters, supporting affected countries by overwhelming events, the following objectives were identified: a. Contribute to the ongoing efforts to improve the response capacity within the UCPM; b. Test the procedures for the mobilization of national teams through the ERCC (European Response Coordination Center); c. Test interoperability between different European teams and modules in complex scenarios; d. Test the intervention and operational integration of an EUCPT (European Union Civil Protection Team) in a European scenario and e. Test the Portuguese host nation support procedures. 3. SCENARIO a. The scenario chosen for the exercise is based on a multi-risk approach from which different occurrences are developed, allowing the intervention of different teams and capacities in 4 different districts in Portugal mainland: AVEIRO, LISBOA, SETÚBAL and ÉVORA. b. In this sense, and with the support of the Portuguese Meteorological Institute (IPMA), the following sequence of macro scenarios was developed: i. Occurrence of an adverse weather event that mainly impacts the district of Aveiro, with serious consequences in terms of buildings, public and industrial infrastructures and also in a dam. ii. Occurrence of a seismic event in the south of the country, with impact in the districts of Lisbon, Setúbal and Évora, with consequences in different critical infrastructures. iii. In both regions, marine pollution scenarios will also be developed. 5 CASCADE’19 – EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS c. Scenarios will be developed in the following 22 municipalities: Águeda, Albergaria, Aveiro, Ílhavo, Sever do Vouga, Alenquer, Amadora, Cascais, Lisboa, Odivelas, Sintra, Almada, Barreiro, Seixal, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Arraiolos, Vendas Novas, Évora, Montemor-o-Novo, Viana do Alentejo e Reguengos de Monsaraz. d. Both situations, identified on 3. b) i and ii, will be gradually detailed for the participating teams in the days prior to the exercise, in order to create the necessary realism. e. The macro-scenarios will give floor to distinct occurrences at national, district and local levels, which will be the object of a detailed and RESTRICTED planning document (Main Injection List), which will be used as guidance for the Injection Teams (EQINJ) and for the Evaluation Teams (EQAV). f. Different scenarios for operational intervention will be classified into 3 different levels, depending on their complexity and the typology of teams that will be engaged: 6 CASCADE’19 – EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS i. LEVEL I – Scenario of REDUCED complexity, where local and district teams will be engaged; ii. LEVEL II – Scenario of MODERATE complexity, where local and district teams will be engaged, as well as teams coming from neighboring districts; iii. LEVEL III – Scenario of HIGH complexity, where local, district, national and European teams will be engaged. g. CASCADE'19 exercise has a significant marine pollution component, especially in the districts of Aveiro and Setúbal. Being managed directly by DGAM, these specific scenarios will be developed according to the respective serials and initiating events: i. Scenario 1 (Setúbal): Industrial accident that results in the water spill of 400 M3 HC Type II; ii. Scenario 2 (Aveiro): Collision on dock 26 of the Port of Aveiro, from a tanker that results in the spillage into the water of 60 M3 of fuel oil. h. The different scenarios for operational intervention in the area of marine pollution can be classified in 2 of the 4 degrees provided in the National Contingency Plan, due to its complexity and the typology of teams that will be involved: i. DEGREE 3/4 - Response to accidents of reduced complexity. Performance using resources from the Port Authority and local media; ii. DEGREE 2 - Response to medium complexity accidents. Performance with resource to Grade 3/4 media, from the Maritime Department and to local media and regional capacities; iii. DEGREE 1 - Response to highly complex accidents. Acting with resource to national and international means and capacities; 4. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS a. General Information i. Portugal, during CASACDE19, will implement all national procedures which have been developed over the years regarding international assistance. ii. Thus, according to the Host Nation Support procedures (HNS) developed by ANEPC, EU assistance will be, at all times, managed and coordinated by the national level, specifically by the International Coordinator, who liaises directly with the National Commander for Emergency and Relief Operations. 7 CASCADE’19 – EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS b. Exercise Time-Line CASCADE’19 develops into three (3) main phases: i. Planning Phase – From October 2018 to 27MAY19 – During which Portugal and the other EU countries involved, together with the European Commission (EC), will develop the scenarios and the different engagement modalities; ii. Operational Phase – From 28MAY19 to 31MAY19 – During which the exercise will be conducted. On the 28MAY19, a Table Top Exercise (TTX) will take place. This will work as an important step, mainly to test communications,