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Civil defenseA DC-10 aircraft left from Brindisi with the aids for the Peruvian earthquake victims
Brindisi, Italy - On board 40 tons aids
Italy is in the first line to help Peruvian populations struck by a violent earthquake on the Assumption day. The initiative has started from a claim of Italian Foreign Office, of the Civil Defense Department... more
Civil defenseFires in Albania: Italian Civil Defense sent two Canadair CL-415 airplanes last Friday
Rome, Italy - Took off from Rome-Ciampino's airport
"The Italian Civil Defense Department of the Premiership has organized the sending of two of its own Canadair in Albania to support the firefighting operations of numerous forest fires. Albania had... more
Civil defenseForest fires: 2007 is worst July on record
Brussels, Belgium - The EFFIS but also the employment by airplanes and helicopters
"With the forest fire season barely started, provisional figures show that 3376 square kilometres of land has already been burned in 2007, compared to a total of 3585 square kilometres in 2006, with July... more
Civil defenseGargano, the provincial Council of Foggia discusses an anti-fire plan after the disaster of July 24
Foggia , Italy - More coordination and infrastructures to improve. Disputes with Regione Puglia
The provincial Council of Foggia, with the participation of some members of the Gargano's municipalities and of Regione Puglia has met yesterday for a mono-thematic assembly to discuss some measures to... more
Civil defenseNatural disasters (2): the Community Mechanism for Civil Protection
Brussels, Belgium - It aims to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions
"The Community Mechanism for Civil Protection The Community Mechanism aims to facilitate reinforced cooperation in civil protection assistance interventions. It ensures the coordination of assistance... more
Civil defenseNatural disasters: update on EU civil protection activities
Brussels, Belgium - A lot of fires in different countries with the help of airplanes and helicopters
"Since the end of June, the Commission's Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) has received a total of 8 requests for assistance from Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Bulgaria and, most recently the Former Yugoslav... more
Civil defenseFire emergency: since dawn all the aircraft of Italian Civil Defense in flight
Rome, Italy - Only this morning at least 30 intervention requests
Before dawn all the aircraft of Italian Civil Defense were already in flight to intervene on the tens fires scattered in all the Country. This morning at least 30 intervention requests have arrived... more
Civil defenseCivil Defense about Canadair airplane crashed yesterday in Abruzzo Region
Rome, Italy - The crash caused the death of Andrea Golfera and the severe wounding of Daniele Rett
“The Comm. of Canadair, Andrea Golfera (born in Lugo di Romagna on December 15,1956), dead yesterday in late afternoon in Abruzzo Region, in an airplane crash while was engaged in the firefighting operations o... more
Civil defenseFirefighting campaign, Bertolaso: "The environment is the Italians' garden"
Rome, Italy - On the spot even the Italian famous actor Flavio Insinna
How much costs a fire? Ten Euro for each Italian, according the Civil Defence. It's the price for every fire that blazes in Italy, that during the Summer sees its woods burn. Even for the blazes, each... more
Civil defenseSome figures about the Italian Civil Defense's activity
Aosta, Italy - In the only Valle d'Aosta four helicopters in 2006 have made 1584 flight hours
In reply to an interpellation, the Valle d'Aosta Region's President has provided the balance of the flights made in 2006 for sanitary interventions and rescue's ones by four helicopters assigned to the... more
Civil defenseFires in Greece. Italian Civil Defense: sent two Canadair airplanes to Athens
Rome, Italy - It's the second time in ten days
"The Civil Defense Department of the Council of Ministers arranged to send two of Italian owned Canadair airplanes to Greece to support the extinguishing of several fires of woods. Thursday night, Greece... more
Civil defenseTo recapture an animal with the helicopter costs EUR 750 in Valle d'Aosta
Aosta, Italy - The cost fixed today, agreement until December with the Alpine Rescue
Valle d'Aosta's regional council has fixed during the meeting of today the cost of using a Civil Defense's helicopter to recapture lost, injured or dead animals: EUR 750, to give to regional funds by who... more
Civil defenseFires in Greece. Italian Civil Defense: two Canadair already left
Rome, Italy - The CL-145 took off this morning from Ciampino and Lametiza Terme
"Italian Civil Defense Department has organized the sending of its two Canadair airplanes in Greece to support the extinguish operations for numerous fires that are interesting, in particular, the Athens'... more
Civil defense141 fires blazed last Monday in Italy
Rome , Italy - A third of the whole just in Calabria
141 fires (excluding Sardinia and Sicily) and 1480 calls for help to the Italian Corps of Forest Rangers: these are the "Numbers" of the torrid day of last Monday, June 25. South-Italy has been tormented... more
Civil defenseCivile Defense's exercise at Sicignano degli Alburni
Salerno, Italy - "We will bring this initiative to Salerno" says provincial councillor Cennamo
Last week-end (8-9 June) the Salerno's provincial department of Civil Defense has organized an exercise in a base camp at Sicignano degli Alburni where more than 30 voluntary associations, hundred of students... more
Civil defenseWorks for Civil Defense's Centre start in Foligno
Foligno, Italy - It's the so-called "Modello Umbria"
With the inauguration of the palace that will guest the Foligno's Operative Centre of Umbria Region, the works of the building of Operative Centre of Civil Defense have been started in the city, with which... more
Civil defenseEmergencies' management: initiatives of identification of possible new intervention instruments under consideration
Rome, Italy - Regarding the individuation of a multifunction aircraft
"A modern and efficient system of Civil Defense have to ensure an answer of suitable, quantitative and quality level, in action of characteristics of possible emergencies of natural origin, both in Italy... more
Civil defenseFood aids in Mozambique: intervention of the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD)
Brindisi, Italy - Humanitarian flight leaving from Brindisi in order to carry food aids of about € 150,000
Following the terrible flooding of the last days, Mozambique is living a situation of great emergency, and for this reason the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign... more
Civil defenseMalibu on fire: the flames destroy hectares of green stuff
Los Angeles, Usa - Over 300 firefighters working on anti-fire planes
The fire went off a few days ago in the beach area of Malibu, has already caused huge damages burning about ten hectares of green stuff, four houses and damaging five ones before the fire-fighters started... more
Civil defenseSorem (3): the society and the ones of Aeroservices Group
Rome, Italy - A fleet in record time
The Sorem and the Aeroservices Group (ItAli Airlines, San, AirColumbia, included the same Sorem) which cooperates for the correct management, have accepted this new challenge for further 9 years, and with... more
Civil defenseSorem (2): for other 9 years will manage the Canadair's fleet
Rome, Italy - Among the news, the legal appeals iter of the competitors has been concluded
In December 2006, SOREM wins for the second time the call for bids for the management of the Canadair's fleet for a period of 9 years, with effective date from January 22, 2006 to January 21 2015. Among... more
Civil defenseSorem: yesterday in the Ciampino airport the report of the Giuseppe Spadaccini's Group
Rome, Italy - Since 9 years the company manages the Canadair's fleet
SOREM, company that manages since 9 years the fleet of the Civil Defense's Canadair CL-415, has completed the fire activity on the whole Italian territory, warranting the presence to the 100% of the requests... more
Civil defenseSorem (4): the operative flight hours made only for Civil Defense duties from January 1st until December 12th 2006
Rome, Italy - Some interesting number
From January 1st until December 12th 2006 have been made: 4198 flight hours, among which 2649 only of operative flight for Civil Protection duties. For the anti-fire activity 18.100 releases of liquid... more
Civil defenseThe ESPA project of the Civil Protection
Rome, Italy - On psychological stress caused by emergencies
The ESPA (Emergency Stress Psychological Assistance) project, financed by the European Commission, was presented yesterday at the Anti-fire High Institute in Rome. Realized by the TECA Association and... more
Civil defenseSatellites and Civil Defense
Vienna, Austria - A EU-ESA meeting on November 24
The second meeting on "Action Plan on satellite Communications for Civil Protection" will take place in Vienna on November 24, with the purpose to give an updated and permanent vision of developments in... more
Civil defenseIn Slovenia international meeting of mountain rescue
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia - From October 12th until 15th there have been meeting and practical demostration
In Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, has taken place the general meeting of Cisa-Ikar, the international body for mountain rescue, to which belong many international rescue agencies. The meeting has taken place... more
Civil defenseThe first flight of SIDM drone produced by EADS and IAI
Paris, France - To test ATOL systems and the other remote control functions
Remote-controlled SIDM airplane, which is produced in cooperation between EADS and Israel Aircraft Industry (IAI), made its first flight yesterday at the Istres experimental centre, France. The purpose... more
Civil defenseIraq: 1500 flight hours for Italian Predators
Nassiriya, Iraq - The drone's surveillance activities have been increased during the troops withdrawal
Remote-controlled Predator aircraft belonging to the 28th Italian Air Force Group have flown 1500 total hours since the beginning of the "Antica Babilonia" mission in Iraq. The three UAVs (Unmanned aerial... more
Civil defenseA TUAV base in Australia
Canberra, Australia – For air surveillance in ground and maritime operations
Australian Parliament approved the building of a base for remote-controlled tactic aircraft (TUAV, Tactic Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) at "Gallipoli" barracks, Enoggera, Queensland, on the field of a large... more
Civil defenseSagem will standardize Sperwer UAVs for the Canadian Armed Forces
Paris, France - The drone's capabilities will be doubled
The Canadian Defense Ministry committed Sagem Défense Sécurité, French company of SAFRAN Group, for a contract concerning the standardization of tactic Sperwer UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) aircraft, th... more