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Makao Thaksin

Team Leader

Volunteers Organization of Civil Protection

Zone 5

Modena Province

Italy

Italy is very vulnerable to earthquake hazard due to existence of volcano

In 1976, Fruili earthquake caused the death toll rise to 989

In 2009, L’Aquila earthquake occurred causing loss of 308 people

Several fire hazards has occurred in Italy causing loss of numerous lives in last 30 years

In a fire hazard in Italy 100 people were killed in 1988

Others disasters are also common in Italy

To combat with disasters, Italy has institionalized National Service of Civil Protection

Under this institution at local and community level, “ Volunteer Organization of Civil Protection” is working for provide service at emergency level.

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“ Volunteer Organization of Civil Protection” is working as an supporting organization for “Municipal Operation Centre”

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The volunteers organisation of civil protection keep growing

thanks also to a very foreseeing law(Framework Act no 266/91) recognising the added value of organised volunteering as an expression ofsolidarity, participation and pluralism, while supporting its organisational development of National Service of Civil Protection in 1991.

Volunteers are selected from local community

Each community has 10-20 volunteers

Volunteers work under the supervision of a Team Leader appointed by Municipal Operation Centre at the time emergency

The organization has its search and rescue force and medical team

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The volunteers organisation of civil protection has its funding from Municipal Operation Centre

Municipal Operation Centre has its source of money to the National Functional Center

Using the funding from the National Functional Center, Municipal Operation Centre buys required equipment for Volunteers organisation of civil protection

It also maintains relationship with “Italy Red Cross”, so that they can get necessary support from Red Cross when necessary

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Providing Training

Arrange meetings

Raising awareness

Educating people regarding disaster preparedness

Rescuing people at the time of emergency like earthquake, fire hazard, land slide etc

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Training program is arranged in every 4 months

20-30 people are provided training at a time

Trainings are arranged in community playground or open spaces

In the schools, mock drills are carrying out to make children how to response in case of an emergence

Training incorporates disaster preparedness, fire safety, rescue operation in earthquake, land slide and other disasters, medical care and first aid etc

The training continues for 5-6 days

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Training program is arranged in every 4 months

20-30 people are provided training at a time

Trainings are arranged in community playground or open spaces

In the schools, mock drills are carrying out to make children how to response in case of an emergence

Training incorporates disaster preparedness, fire safety, rescue operation in earthquake, land slide and other disasters, medical care and first aid etc

The training continues for 5-6 days

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• In order to raise awareness among community people, pamphlet are distributed among local people regarding what to do at the time of a disaster

• This issues are also discussed with people attending the monthly meeting

• People are informed about the casualties of earthquake, land slide, fire so that they realize the importance of being aware of disasters

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They encourage the residents to install alarming system in the house to warn in case of fire hazard

Volunteers Organization of Civil Protection keeps knowledge about most vulnerable buildings with children, old person, disables, so that they get the prime concern at the time of rescue activity

To inform people to reach the shortest path leading to safe shelter or open space

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Preparedness

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• Supervise the evacuation process

• Provide first aid to the injured

• Transferring injured people to the hospital at the time of emergency

• They assists fire worker at the time rescue of fire hazard

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• Volunteers are paid members of the organization. So, more dedicated to their task

• Motivating people about building structurally disaster resistant building has been successful

• Reduced vulnerability by providing the sensitive group priority while rescuing

A fire hazard occurred at a garment factory in Tuscany in December, 2013 Manager of the Garment informed the Volunteer Organization of Civil

Protection Team Leader Within 10 minutes volunteers appeared in the scenario They helped to evacuate the Garments and extinguish fire No severe damage caused Fire Brigade reached the place sometimes later

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An earthquake of 7 Richter scale was felt in Province of Modena in march,2013

Few buildings were damaged but only 7 died

It was because the volunteers reached the effected side early and started to rescue them

The injured people was transferred to the hospital

People whose buildings have collapsed were rehabilitate to temporarily shelter

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