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Civil defenseArgentina: aircraft and helicopters powerless against Patagonia fire
Buenos Aires, Argentina - More than 30 thousand hectares of forest went up in flames
From two weeks a huge fire is devouring the Argentine region of Patagonia: 30.000 hectares of forest burned, of which 20.000 near the town of Cholila. Because of the summer heat, the fire is affecting... more
Civil defenseCivil Defense: two Italian Canadair airplanes in Sweden for a wide fire
Rome, Italy - Numerous helicopters are operating from different days
The two Canadair airplanes of the Fire Brigade Department, sent from Italy upon request by the Swedish Government, are operating from yesterday to bring under control a wide fire that from different days... more
Civil defenseINAER: two Canadair airplanes participate at the "Prometheus 2014" exercise in Greece
Rome, Italy - The CL-415 deployed on Elefsis base from June 1 to 3
INAER, following to the activation by Civil Defence Department, partner of the European project led by the Greek Authorities (General Secretariat of Civil Protection), that predicts the participation at... more
Civil defenseFires: aircraft fight against flames in Greece
Athens, Greece - Fire has expanded due to strong winds
In these hours a huge fire is affecting the area in the north of the Greek capital Athens, with a number of aircraft deployed to provide assistance to the firefighter brigades engaged in fire fighting. The... more
Civil defenseINAER's Canadair aircraft involved in a new mission in Libya
Labraq, Libya - Second intervention after the one performed in April
INAER communicated it received on May 22, 2013, a feasibility request from the Unified Air Operational Centre (COAU) for a firefighting mission in Libya, similar to the one which was carried out in April... more
Civil defenseEC launches Emergency Centre: a better coordinated, faster and more efficient response to disasters (VIDEO)
Brussels, Belgium - ERC will be capable of dealing with up to three simultaneous emergencies in different time zones
The European Commission launched yesterday its Emergency Response Centre (ERC), which will provide a better coordinated, faster and more efficient European response to disasters in Europe and the world. "With... more
Civil defenseItalys' Canadair aircraft come back from Libya: mission ended
Labraq, Lybia - They intervened on large fires on request of the local authorities
The two Canadair CL-415 aircraft for aerial firefighting of the Italian Civil Defense authority returned to their bases in Rome-Ciampino and Lamezia Terme, after the mission which involved them in the... more
Civil defenseUK: 1.6-billion-pound contract with Bristow Helicopters for search-and-rescue services
London, United Kingdom - Ten Sikorsky S-92s and ten AgustaWestland AW-189s to be based in 10 sites
The Department for Transport (DfT) of the United Kingdom has signed a 1.6-billion-pound contract with Scotland's Bristow Helicopters Ltd to provide search and rescue helicopter services in the UK: the... more
Civil defenseFires: two aircraft of the Italian State fleet sent to Greece
Rome, Italy - Canadair airplanes and helicopters engaged yesterday in Italy on 14 fires
Two Italian Canadair airplanes yesterday were placed at the disposal of the Hellenic Authority to help the fire-fighting activity interesting the Attica area, South of Athens, following the urgent request... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil protection: awarded the contract to manage Canadair aircraft fleet
Rome, Italy - Procedures are being formalised
The procedures for the award of service operations and logistics of the 19 Department of Civil Protection (Italian DPC) Canadair planes that make part of the fire fighting fleet (AIB) of the State have... more
Civil defenseFire-fighting: the base of the city of La Grande closed for renovation
La Grande, USA - After the Summer season
The Oregon regional forest corps said that the base of the city of La Grande will halt air tanker operations beginning from 24 September to 1 June 2012, following the decision to perform maintenance work... more
Civil defenseNASA satellite re-entry (3): Italian Civil Defense update of 03:00 pm
Rome, Italy - The next at 05:30 pm
"During the last update of the Operative Committee the Technical and Scientific Committee did not report news different from 12:30. The probability that one or more fragments of the satellite could fall... more
Civil defenseNASA satellite re-entry (2): Italian Civil Defense still monitoring its evolution. News from the operative Committee (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - 12:30 am update; the next at 03:00 pm
"News from the operative Committee. The important news that emerged during the last update of the operative Committee, based on information and assessments provided by the scientific technical Committee... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defense Department on NASA's satellite return: National ENAV issues NoTam even though there are no restrictions on traffic by airplane
Rome, Italy - First update this morning at 9:30; next one shortly
"The technical and scientific committee, established by the operating committee, according to today's last update, September 23, confirm the scenario presented yesterday at 8:30pm. The probability that... more
Civil defenseNASA satellite re-entry (4): update of Civil Defence (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The Committee confirmed the scenario previously proposed
"The Scientific Technical Committee, established under the operative committee, confirmed in 03:30 pm updating the scenario envisaged in the above situation. Currently remain unchanged indications... more
Civil defenseNASA satellite re-entry (3): Italian Civil Defense controls its evolution
Rome, Italy - In the next hours its natural decay process will come to an end
"It is called Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) the NASA spacecraft that in September 1991 was placed on a circular orbit near the space shuttle 'Discovery'. The satellite has a mass of 5668 kg,... more
Civil defenseSatellite debris fall on Italy: Italian Civil Defense operative committee called with national space agency
Rome, Italy - To analyze the scene and evaluate actions related to paths that could involve Italy
With reference to the Operative Committee, convened in agreement with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to analyze scenarios and evaluate potential interventions related to the trajectories followed by the... more
Civil defenseExplosion in France: emergency unit met at the Italian civil Defense department
Rome, Italy - At the moment no one is at risk
Yesterday's meeting was concluded at the Italian Civil Defense Department during which the incident that took place in France was discussed between ISPRA (Institute for Protection and Environmental Research),... more
Civil defenseRussia sends rescue planes in Serbia to extinguish fires
Belgrade, serbia - They will remain on site till the 12th September
Serbian authorities announced that Russia has sent two aircraft BE-200 amphibian jets and an Mi-26 helicopter, the only means capable of reaching the mountainous area of southern Serbia where fires are... more
Civil defenseDevastating fire in Texas since last Sunday (VIDEO)
Austin, USA - 30% contained
The authorities of the State of Texas announced that since last Sunday another wildfire started and is devastating around 120,000 acres throughout the territory as the flames developed across thirty fronts:... more
Civil defenseUSA: La Grande airtanker base opened till mid September
La Grande, USA - To guarantee protection during Summer
The Oregon regional forest corp announced that the airtanker base of La Grande will remain open to all airtanker operations until mid-September, when permanent rehabilitation repairs will begin. The... more
Civil defenseWildfires in Albania: still Italian Canadair planes
Rome, Italy - In the meantime fire fighting activities in Italy continue
Italian fire fighter airplanes have not stopped supporting Albania in its fight against the big forest fires that have affected different parts of Albania these days. In response to the urgent request... more
Civil defenseAirplanes deployed in Greece for fire-fighting
Athens, Greece - Expecting further help from the European Union
For the third consecutive day north-eastern Greece is being destroyed by a devastating fire, which has already exterminated some 25,000 hectares of forests and countryside on the outskirts of Athens, involving... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defense on Etna's volcano: today another eruptive activity
Rome, Italy - Continues the monitoring from the Department's Central Functional Centre for Volcanic Risk
From today, August 12, morning the eruptive activity of Etna volcano has restarted. Based on visual and instrumental observations of the volcanic phenomena, the Civil Defense's Department (DPC) Central... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defense: called a tender for management of Canadair aircraft fleet
Rome, Italy - The 3 year contract could be as many extended
The Department of Italian Civil Defense (DPC) has issued a call for tender, by open procedure, for the award of the fire fleet operations and logistics services, currently composed of 19 Bombardier CL-415... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defense. Cyprus: EU team at work following the explosion in the military base
Rome, Italy - In the group also a representative of Italian civil defense
On Saturday, July 16th, it's left to Cipro an evaluation team sent by MIC, Monitoring and Information Centre of European system of Civil Defense. Following the explosion in the military base Evangelos... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defense: presentation of a platform to reduce disaster risk
Rome, Italy - Meeting on Saturday, July 2 at Lingotto Fiere of Turin
"Reduce by 2015 the number of victims and the amount of economic, social and environmental damages related to disasters is the goal of Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), the ten-year plan adopted by 168... more
Civil defenseEuropean civil defense system's reform: commissioner Georgieva's visit to the Department
Rome, Italy - The second one in a year
"The European commissioner for international cooperation, humanitarian aid and crisis response, Kristalina Georgieva, met in the last days the head of the national Civil Protection Department, Prefect... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defence: third board meeting of Country parterns of PPRD South Programme
Rome, Italy - Last year's events: fires, floods, earthquakes, and migrant flows
"The head of Civil Defense Department, Prefect Franco Gabrielli, participated today in Sarajevo at the third meeting of general directors and civil defence authorities of the Euro-Mediterranean Countries... more
Civil defensePlan to manage fire emergency signed in Veneto Region
Venice, Italy - To protect nature reserves
It has been signed yesterday, on Wednesday, June 8, in the Prefecture, the plan to manage Venetian forest fire during the summer, especially as regards to the area of Bosco Nordio nature reserve of Chioggia,... more