CASCADE’19 – EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTION EXERCISE | FINAL REPORT INDEX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ 5 A. FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................................................ 7 1. PLANNING ........................................................................................................................................... 10 2. OPERATIONAL COMPONENTS ................................................................................................... 17 3. SUPPORT TO POPULATIONS........................................................................................................ 18 4. HOST NATION SUPPORT ............................................................................................................... 20 5. CONSULAR SUPPORT ...................................................................................................................... 21 6. OBSERVER PROGRAMMES .............................................................................................................. 22 7. LOGISTICS ............................................................................................................................................ 24 8. IT AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ....................................................................................... 25 9. IMAGE AND COMMUNICATION ................................................................................................ 27 10. EVALUATION .................................................................................................................................... 29 B. SECTOR REPORTS .................................................................................................................................. 32 C. EVALUATION OF THE REGIONAL AND EUROPEAN TEAMS ............................................... 47 D. ANALYSIS OF THE ESTABLISHED OBJECTIVES ........................................................................... 48 E. OVERALL CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................. 52 F. PROPOSALS............................................................................................................................................... 55 1 CASCADE’19 – EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTION EXERCISE | FINAL REPORT ACCRONYMS ALTICE ALTICE (telecommunications company) ANEPC National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection APA Portuguese Environment Agency APA-S.A. Aveiro Port Administration APC Civil Protection Agents APSS Setúbal and Sesimbra Ports Administration BoO Base of Operations CA Area Commander CAR Response Support Cell CB Fire Brigade CBS Fire Fighter Squad CCO Operational Coordination Centre CCON National Operational Coordination Centre CCOD District Operational Coordination Centres CCOM Municipal Operational Coordination Centres CDOS District Command for Relief Operations CE European Commission CECIS Common Emergency Communication and Information System CEGAI International Aid Management Centre CI International Coordinator COS Incident Commander CNE National Scouts Association CNEPC National Command for Emergency and Civil Protection CODIS District Operational Commander CONEPC National Commander for Emergency and Civil Protection CPA Aveiro Port Captaincy CPS Setúbal Port Captaincy CS Sector Commander CVP Portuguese Red Cross DCPM Marine Pollution Combat Division DGAM Directorate-General for the Maritime Authority DGAV Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary DGECHO EC Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations DGS Directorate-General for Health DIREX Head of Exercise DNAR National Directorate for Resources Administration EC Cooperating Entity ECO-OIL (contaminated water treatment company) EDP Energias de Portugal (energy company) EMSA European Maritime Safety Agency ENB National Firefighters School 2 CASCADE’19 – EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTION EXERCISE | FINAL REPORT ENDEX End of Exercise EQAV Evaluators Team EQINJ Injectors Team ERCC Emergency Response Coordination Centre EUCPT European Union Civil Protection Team EXE Army FFAA Armed Forces FEPC Civil Protection Special Force FID First Impressions Debriefing GEC Consular Emergency Office GNR National Guard HNS Host Nation Support INEM National Medical Emergency Institute INMLCF National Medical Examiner and Forensic Science Institute IP Infraestruturas de Portugal (infrastructures company) IPMA Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere IPST Portuguese Institute for Blood and Transplantation IRN Institute for Records and Notaries ISEPC Emergency and Civil Protection Service Inspectorate ISS Social Security Institute LIVEX Live Exercise MP Public Prosecution Office MAR Navy MNE (GEC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Consular Emergency Office MP Public Prosecution Office OCS Media stakeholders OFAC Support Officer OFLIG Liaison Officer OFRP Public Relations Officers ORDOP Operations Order PCDIS District Command Post PCMUN Municipal Command Post PCNAC National Command Post PCO Operational Command Post PJ Criminal Police PLACOM Communications Plan PLANOP Operations Plan PoE Point of Entry PSP Public Security Police RDC Reception and Departure Center REBONAVE (tugboats and naval assistance company) RELSEC Sector Report REN National Power Network company REPC Civil Protection Strategic Network RFEX Exercise Final Report ROB Operational Firefighter Network RSB Fire Brigade Regiment of Lisboa 3 CASCADE’19 – EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTION EXERCISE | FINAL REPORT SADO System for Supporting Operational Decision-Making SALOC Operations Room SG Steering Committee SGO Operations Management System SASEMAR Maritime Safety and Rescue Society, Spain SEF Borders and Immigration Agency SIOPS Integrated System for Protection and Relief Operations SIRESP Integrated System for Emergency and Safety Networks of Portugal SMPC Municipal Civil Protection System SRPCBA Regional Civil Protection and Firefighting Service of the Azores SRPCM Regional Civil Protection Service of Madeira STARTEX Start of Exercise SVITZER Maritime transports company TANQUISADO Maritime terminals company THW Technisches Hilfswerk TN National Territory TO Theatre of Operations TTX Table Top Exercise UE European Union ZCR Concentration and Reserve Zone 4 CASCADE’19 – EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTION EXERCISE | FINAL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The European Exercise CASCADE'19 was held in Portugal from 28 May to 01 June 2019. CASCADE'19, in which Belgium, Spain, France, Croatia and Germany (THW) took part, was the outcome of a huge organizational effort, based on a strategic vision that looked forward in time and space and which allowed for one of the greatest civil protection operational training ever conducted within the European Union (UE). At a time when Europe is seeking to strengthen its capacity for joint response to emergency situations of higher complexity, and when faced with the awareness that only duly joint and articulated operational training will enable an effective response, CASCADE'19 has set itself as an important lever for European cooperation in civil protection and emergency response, showing that there is the willingness, capacity and know-how to face the challenges the future will certainly bring us. This exercise combined a total of about 60 entities, 63 scenarios with varying degrees of complexity, about 4,500 operatives, of which 139 were from the EU and 37 from the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores, about 80 staff from the Portuguese National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) and also 2,340 roleplayers. Overall, CASCADE'19 implicated close to 6,920 people. The ambition on the CASCADE´19 application showed straight off the levels of demand patent in the exercise’s goals. Above all, Portugal wanted to test itself and step away from the barriers of traditional exercises. This posture of exigency and thoroughness allowed us to embrace the challenges seriously and with honesty. These were not just to meet the objectives that were initially set, but rather, and equally important, to identify the areas that needed improvement, the strengths and the windows of opportunity that could surely be explored in the future whether at national or at European level. This report thereby mirrors the inputs of the various internal units and the four ANEPC district commands that were directly involved, as well as the external entities that took part and, of course, the European teams. We are certain that the future will bring us increasingly complex emergencies, and we are aware that there is an increasingly greater need to plan the Host Nation Support procedures. As such, we chose to test the mechanisms previously thought out in the office and we were able to learn important lessons that will contribute to a specific National Operational Directive (DON) on this matter, a document which can be shared and adapted at EU level. 5 CASCADE’19 – EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTION EXERCISE | FINAL REPORT An essential aspect of this exercise was the full integration of scenarios concerning marine pollution, a key area in civil protection policies at national level and which entails huge challenges by its nature. These challenges are mostly in the areas of operational and institutional cooperation, the mechanisms for integrating different resources, but which are, at the same time, complementary in any emergency response situation,