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Civil defenseCrisis of Canadair airplanes: crucial week
Rome, Italy - Still ongoing the "Dialogue's abstinence of food" in front of the DPC. The reasons for the initiative
"The commander Antonio Capaldo is at his 7th day of hunger strike. Supported by his colleagues, the 63-year-old president of professional pilots association "Gruppo volo Canadair" ("Canadair Flight... more
Civil defenseCorrigenda on the Italian DPC on the call for tender for the insurance of P-180 planes and AW-139 helicopters
Rome, Italy - The Department announces the changes made
Regarding the tender for the insurance of P-180 Avanti II airplanes and AW-139 helicopters, the Italian Department of Civil Defense (DPC) announced changes made in the tender's regulations and in the annex... more
Civil defenseItalian DPC: call for bids for assurance of P-180 Avanti II planes and AW-139 helicopters
Rome, Italy - Currently the fleet is composed of two Piaggio airplanes and two Agusta aircraft
"We publish the call for bids for assuring covering service for aeronautical risks of air fleet of the Presidency of the Council of ministers- Civil Defense Department (DPC), currently composed of two... more
Civil defenseItalian DPC: clarification note about management of Canadair aircraft
Rome, Italy - The Department of Civil Defense returns illations expressed by Association of pilots of Flight Group
The Italian Civil Defense Department (DPC) returns deductions expressed by Association of pilots "Canadair Flight Group" in the note of today unveiled to the press, specifying and confirming that none... more
Civil defenseNullified the Inaer's offer: tender for Canadair airplanes to be made again
Rome, Italy - Maintenance of the engines at risk, training stopped, next campaign compromised
Despite the correction notes and the denials diffused by the Italian Department of Civil Defense, announced six days ago in the previous press release by the Association of Canadair's flight group (see... more
Civil defenseCanadair airplanes fleet management: the only offer arrived has been excluded
Rome, Italy - Soon a new tender
The Italian Civil Defense Department unveiled that yesterday the procedure regarding the verification of the anomaly concerning the offer presented by the Raggruppamento temporaneo di impresa (RTI) composed... more
Civil defenseCanadair airplanas remain grounded: blocked at the last minute the awarding of the bid for the management of the fleet
Rome, Italy - Pilots and technicians without salaries from 4 months
The news leaked out last Thursday morning and confirmed in the evening, according to which the procedure for the awarding of the tender for the management of the Italian fleet of Canadair aircraft would... more
Civil defenseFire in Israel: further aids from Italy
Rome, Italy - After Friday's sending of 12 tons of retarding liquid
It is continuing the Italian commitment towards the Israeli populations affected by the fire that from days has been damaging the Mount Carmelo. After the sending of 12 tons of retardant liquid occurred... more
Civil defenseSelection for the management of 19 airplanes of the Italian civil defense's department
Rome, Italy - The service will last one year
"We publish the notice for the entrusting of the operational, technical and maintenance management of the fire-fighting air fleet of the Italian civil Defense's department. The fleet is formed by 19 Canadair... more
Civil defenseCall for competitive bid for the insurance of the CL-415 Canadair airplanes
Rome, Italy - The service should be guaranteed for 3 years
We publish here the call for the competitive bid about the "Service of insurance coverage for the risks of the Canadair CL-415's fleet of the civil defense department", currently formed by 19 airplanes... more
Civil defenseThe Italian department of Civil defense about Sorem and Canadair airplanes
Rome, Italy - The contract between the two companies will be cancelled
"Following the note in which Sorem, the company that manages the Italian civil defense Canadair fleet, unveils it is no more able to guarantee the observation of the contract which provides for the daily... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defense: assistance in firefight to Russia, more than 200 launches from Canadair aircraft to save forests
Moscow, Russia - Situation under control in Togliattigrad, where Italians operate
Second week of operation for the Italian Civil Defense in Russia. The contingent is operating in the forest of Samara, near Togliattigrad (about 900 km from Moscow). An immense area, but still insignificant... more
Civil defenseRussia keeps on burning: transport by aircraft still precarious
Moscow, Russia - Yet, links are difficult because of fires
The situation remains difficult in Russia because of the smoke that shrouds the European part of the country. Travel by airplanes is undergoing hardships: since August 6th were cancelled and delayed over... more
Civil defenseFires in Russia (2): two Italian Canadair planes departing to Moscow
Rome, Italy - A note by Kremlin for the Italian intervention arrived today
The Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, that follows the severe situation of hundreds of fires that are interesting from days wide regions of the Russia, has organized the sending two Canadair aircraft... more
Civil defenseFires in Russia: availability to send Canadair airplanes from Italy
Rome, Italy - Also following to the close existing collaboration between two Countries
"The Italian Government has given its availability to send two Canadair airplanes, following to the emergency status, declared on Monday, by Russian Federal Government concerning the hundreds of fires... more
Civil defenseFires in Portugal: two Italian Canadair airplanes took off
Rome, Italy - From Rome-Ciampino and Genoa's airports to Over, in the North of the Country
The Italian Government, following to a request launched by Portugal, has organized the sending of two Canadair CL-415 airplanes of the Italian Civil Defense to support the firefighting operations that... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defense Department. Earthquake in Chile: Italian hospital was inaugurated
Rome, Italy - International airport was closed for over than three days
It was inaugurated the hospital sent by Italian Government in Chile, city of Talca, in the south-est of Santiago, last Saturday, July 10. It's to ensure health care activities in the area affected by the... more
Civil defenseEmergency for fires in Arizona: employed 300 fire-fighters, helicopters and tanker aircraft
Flagstaff, Usa - The dry climate and high wind make situation even more critical
Five helicopters and eight tanker aircraft together with over than 300 fire-fighters are involved in these hours contrasting flames burning in the State of Arizona, USA, where it was proclaimed the emergency. Dry... more
Civil defensePresented airplanes and helicopters for fighting season 2010 in Italy
Rome, Italy - Whose activity will begin officially next Monday, and to last for three months
"43 means on 21 bases on all Italian territory. There are the aircraft on which COAU (Unified Air Coordination) of the Italian Civil Defense Department (DPC) could count during the Summer season for fighting,... more
Civil defenseFleet against forests burnings: some data on the involved area
Rome , Italy - The National Forest Police, in its unit at "Urbe" Rome's airport, focuses the attention on the phenomenon again
The National Forest Police, in its "Urbe" Rome airport's unit, has hosted today the event to introduce the new fire-fighting fleet at disposal of Civil Defense, which will use flight crew coming from military... more
Civil defenseEarthquakes: Italian technology at Moscow's "International Safety and Security Exhibition 2010"
Rome, Italy - At the event also the Italian Civil Defense's chief Guido Bertolaso public visit
"They were about one thousands the persons experiencing the earthquake produced by quake's simulator set up by Italian Civil Defence in Moscow, inside the "International Safety and Security Exhibition... more
Civil defenseVolcanoes: inauguration of the new operating room of the Italian INGV in Catania
Rome, Italy - A current topic after the recent eruption of the Icelander volcano
"The inauguration today, on May 25, of a new operating room in the Catania's section of the INGV (Italian geophysics and volcanology Institute) has been the occasion to make a report with the public authorities... more
Civil defenseHaiti earthquake: meeting Bill Clinton-Bertolaso yesterday
Rome, Italy - It has happened at Port-au-Prince's airport
"The head of the Italian Civil Defense Department, Guido Bertolaso, has met yesterday at the Port-au-Prince's airport the coordinator of the international aids in Haiti on delegacy by UN, Bill Clinton,... more
Civil defenseItalian civil defense company to be cancelled by the chamber of deputies
Rome, Italy - Article 16 concerns the creation of the new services company
The Italian chamber of deputies is going to remove the Article 16 from the bill on civil defense, earthquake in L'Aquila and trash emergency in the Campania region recently approved in the senate, before... more
Civil defenseThe Italian civil defense becomes a company
Rome, Italy - Meanwhile the former deputy head of the department, Angelo Balducci, has been arrested
The Italian senate has approved a bill on civil defense, the earthquake in L'Aquila and the trash emergency in the Campania region. The civil defense department becomes a company, Protezione Civile SpA,... more
Civil defenseEarthquake in Haiti: an Italian team has left
Rome, Italy - The departure of a C-130 airplane of the 46th Air Brigate
"The Italian Civil Defense Department in close collaboration with Foreign Affairs and Defense's Ministries and with Italian Red Cross, has organized in these hours a first team for intervention for rescue... more
Civil defenseCivil Defense: Italian airlift for population hit by floods in Albania
Rome, Italy - The first helicopters of the Italian Army are at work from yesterday morning
"The two CH-47 helicopters of the Italian Army and the operating team of the Italian Civil Defense are at work from the early morning of yesterday in Albania to ensure distribution of drinking water, medicines... more
Civil defenseSigned yesterday the agreement between World Bank and the Italian civil Defense for the sharing of emergency procedures
Rome, Italy - A delegation visited the zone hit by the Aquila earthquake
"A delegation of World Bank, represented by vice-president Katherine Sierra, reached yesterday the zones hit by the earthquake to sign an agreement with the Department of the civil Defense aimed to undertake... more
Civil defenseWorld Bank and Italian Government strengthen collaboration on disaster risk management
Rome, Italy - The signing took place yesterday in L'Aquila
"World Bank and the Italian Civil Protection Department (CPD) signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join efforts towards advancing the agenda of disaster risk reduction, sustainable recovery,... more
Civil defense"Aerial Firefighting International" will take place in Rome next November 5 and 6
Rome, Italy - This important event held last year in Greece
"Aerial Firefighting International" will take place next 5th - 6th November 2009 at the "Ergife Palace Hotel", Rome, Italy. The Welcome Address: - Lt General Luciano Massetti, Director General, Italian... more