SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN THE

FIELDS OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL

PROTECTION

Tomasz Plasota, Bartłomiej Połeć

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Scientific and Research Centre for Fire Scientific and Research Centre for Fire Protection – National Research InstituteProtection – National Research Institute

Ispra 20.02.2014

CNBOP-PIB

Scientific and Research Centre for Fire Protection (CNBOP-PIB) is:

a research institute of the State Fire Service supervised by the Ministry of Internal Affairsan institution with 42 years historya research centre with the status of National Research Instituteworkplace for about 100 researchers

Main tasks:

certification of firefighting equipment professional expertise concerning fire protection systems, design

and installationresearch on safety and innovative solutionspromoting safety

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DIRECTIONS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

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AREAS OF ACTIVITY

Promotion of knowledge & safetyPublications

Trainings Scientific & Research Projects

CertificationApprovals

Tests

R&D projects (domestic and foreign) in the field of Civil Protection

Research and knowledge promotion

Counseling, preparing opinions and expertise in the field of civil

protection

Cooperation with public administration

Cooperation with domestic and foreign research centers and

universities

Designing and following new technologies developed to support civil

protection

CIVIL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY (ZOL)

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MOR no DOBR/00 77 /R/lD3/2013/03

Project title: Methodology of risk assessment for Polish crisis management

system

Financed by the National Centre for Research and Development

Consortium:

The Scientific and Research Centre for Fire Protection – National Research

Institute

Medcore Sp. z.o.o

Warsaw University of Technology

National Defence University

The Main School of Fire Services (Leader)

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OBJECTIVES

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The main objective of the project is to develop a methodology for risk assessment in

emergency, including the destruction or disruption of critical infrastructure, tailored to

the requirements of planning and programming documents preparing for the polish

crisis management system

Objectives in detail:

Preparing theoretical basis of risk assessment, which would be used by the

participants of crisis management

Preparing principles for assessment dependencies between critical infrastructure

systems

Preparing a catalogue of dangers for national security

OBJECTIVES

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Objectives in detail:

Development of principles and guidelines to collect the necessary

information for the risk assessment methodology and the construction of a

database of threats

Designing IT tools which allow to use the developed methodology

Preparing concept of knowledge management system

Preparing and conducting the cycle of workshops for crisis management

participants

CNBOP-PIB/ZOL TASKS

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1. Research method for identification threats and risk analysis process

carried out in local government units and government administration

2. Preparing guidelines concerning identification threats and risk

analysis process carried out in local government units and

government administration

3. Conducting risk analysis workshops in the framework of emergency

planning at the local level

PROGRESS

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Research concerning analysis national legislation and guidelines in the

field of risk management and civil planning

Research concerning analysis national and international standards in the

field of risk management

Research concerning analysis method of risk assessment using in other

countries

Preparing questionanaire of survey concerning needs of participants of

crisis management in the field of risk assessment for preparing planning

documents on different levels of administration

EXPECTED RESULTS

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The result of this project will be prototype of IT tool

supporting the work on the risk analysis based on technical

documentation prepared in the project

At this stage, the CNBOP-PIB task is to prepare guidelines for

units of local government and government administration in

the field of risk identification and risk analysis

EMERGENT

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Project title: Emergency Management in Social Media Generation

Financed by the Seventh Framework Programme (7FP)

Leader – University of Paderborn [UPB]

Project was elected for funding by the EC and is under negotiations.

The Scientific and Research Centre for Fire Protection – National Research

Institute is a member of the consortium

OBJECTIVES OF EMERGENT

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The assumptions of the project is understanding the positive and the

negative impact of social media in emergencies in order to:

enhance objective and perceived safety and security of citizens before,

during and after emergencies

strengthen the role of European companies dealing with services and

products related to the aimed research and development results

OBJECTIVES OF EMERGENT

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Furthermore Emergent will:

examine the role played by current mainstream social media in

emergencies and assess their impact

provide with assistance to exchange emergency-relevant information

across borders

give possibilities for citizens to report on incidents and to discuss them

EXPECTED RESULTS

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