MINIMUM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MODULES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TEAMS
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II MINIMUM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MODULES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TEAMS Floods High capacity pumping Tasks Provide pumping:x — in flooded areas, — to assist firefighting by delivering water. Capacities Provide pumping with mobile medium and high capacity pumps with: — an overall capacity of at least 1 000 m3/hour, and — a reduced capacity to pump 40 m height difference. Ability to: — operate in areas and terrain that are not easily accessible, — pump muddy water, containing no more than 5 percent solid elements having particles size up to 40 mm, — pump water up to 40 °C for longer operations, — deliver water over a distance of 1 000 m. Main components Medium and high capacity pumps. Hoses and couplings compatible with different standards, including the Storz standard. Sufficient personnel to fulfil the task, if necessary, on a continuous basis. Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after acceptance of the offer. Ability to be deployed for a period of up to 21 days. Water purification Tasks Provide drinkable water, from surface water sources, according to the applicable standards and at least to the level of the WHO standards. Perform water quality control at the outtake point of the purification equipment. Capacities Purify 225 000 litres of water per day. Storage capacity equivalent to the production of half a day. Main components Desalination equipment (optional). Mobile water purification unit. Mobile water storage unit. Mobile field laboratory. Couplings compatible with different standards, including the Storz standard. Sufficient personnel to fulfil the task, if necessary, on a continuous basis. Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after acceptance of the offer. Ability to be deployed for a period of up to 12 weeks. Flood containment Tasks Reinforce existing structures and build new barriers to prevent further flooding of rivers, basins, waterways with rising water levels. Capacities Ability to dam up water to a minimum height of 0,8 m using: — the materials making it possible to build a barrier 1 000 m long, — further materials made available on-site, — ability to reinforce existing levees, — ability to operate at a minimum of three locations at the same time within an area accessible by trucks, — operational 24 hours a day for 7 days, — supervision and maintenance of barriers and dykes, — ability to work with local staff. Main components Material to build watertight barriers for a total distance end to end of 1 000 m (sand shall be made available by the local authorities). Foils/plastic sheets (if needed to make an existing barrier watertight, depends on construction of barrier). Sandbag filling machine. Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after the acceptance of the offer. Deployment by land or sea. Deployment by air is only an option in well justified cases. Ability to be operational at least for 10 days. Flood rescue using boats Tasks Water search and rescue and assist people trapped in a flooding situation by using boats. Provide lifesaving aid and deliver first necessities as required. Capacities Ability to search for people in urban and rural areas. Ability to rescue people out of a flooded area including medical care on first responder level. Ability to work together with aerial search (helicopters and planes). Ability to deliver first necessities of life in a flooded area: — transportation of doctors, medicines, etc., — food and water. The module must have at least five boats and the ability to transport 50 people in total, excluding the staff of the module. The boats shall be designed for use in cold climate conditions and be able to drive upstream against at least 10 knots flow. Operational 24 hours a day for 7 days. Main components Boats designed for: — shallow-streaming water conditions (> 0,5 m), — use in windy conditions, — use during day and night, — shall be equipped according to international safety standards including life jackets for the passengers. People trained for swift water rescue. (No diving only surface rescue). Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after the acceptance of the offer. Deployment by land or sea. Deployment by air is only an option in well justified cases. Ability to be operational at least for 10 days. Medical Medical aerial evacuation of disaster victims Tasks Transport disaster victims to health facilities for medical treatment. Capacities Capacity to transport patients on stretchers. Ability to fly day and night. Main components Helicopters/planes with stretchers Self sufficiency Article 12(1), points (f) and (g) apply. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after the acceptance of the offer. Medical aerial evacuation for highly infectious diseases patients Tasks Aerial transport, including in-flight treatment of highly infectious disease (HID) patients to specialised health facilities in the Union. Capacities Aircraft with a capacity to transport at least one or more HID patients per flight; Main components Ability to fly day and night. System for safe in-flight medical treatment of HID patients, including intensive care ( 1 ) : — appropriately trained medical personnel to provide care for one or more HID patients; — dedicated on-board technical and medical equipment to provide care to HID patients during the flight; — appropriate procedures ensuring isolation and treatment of HID patients during the aerial transport. Support: — aircrew adapted to the number of HID patients and the timeframe of the flight; Appropriate procedures ensuring the handling of equipment and waste as well as decontamination according to established international standards, including, where applicable, relevant Union legislation. Self sufficiency Article 12(1), points (f) and (g) apply. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 24 hours after acceptance of the offer. Emergency medical team (EMT) type 1 (fixed): Outpatient Emergency Care Tasks Outpatient initial emergency care of injuries and other significant health care needs, including the following services: — triage, assessment, first aid, — stabilisation and referral of severe trauma and non-trauma emergencies, — definite care for minor trauma and non-trauma emergencies. Capacities Daytime services for at least 100 outpatient consultations/day. Main components Team and staff requirements: — Management: staff to cover the functions of Team Leader, Deputy Team Leader, Liaison Officer (link to Reception/Departure Centre, On-Site Operations Coordination Centre or other coordinating mechanism as appropriate, local emergency management authority), Safety & Security Officer, — Health Professionals: as defined in the minimum standards of the WHO, — Logistics: one Logistics Team Manager + logistics team in compliance with self-sufficiency requirements. The team shall comply with the ‘Classification and minimum standards for foreign medical teams in sudden onset disasters” and subsequent or additional guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Self sufficiency The team should ensure self-sufficiency during the entire deployment time. Article 12 applies and, in addition, the minimum standards of the WHO. Deployment Availability for departure in maximum 24-48 hours after the acceptance of the offer. Ability to be operational for at least 14 days. Emergency medical team (EMT) type 1 (mobile): Outpatient Emergency Care Tasks Outpatient initial emergency care of injuries and other significant health care needs, including the following services: — triage, assessment, first aid, — stabilisation and referral of severe trauma and non-trauma emergencies, — definite care for minor trauma and non-trauma emergencies. Capacities Daytime services for at least 50 outpatient consultations/day. Main components Team and staff requirements: — Management: staff to cover the functions of Team Leader, Deputy Team Leader, Liaison Officer (link to Reception/Departure Centre, On-Site Operations Coordination Centre or other coordinating mechanism as appropriate, local emergency management authority), Safety & Security Officer, — Health Professionals: as defined in the minimum standards of the WHO, — Logistics: one Logistics Team Manager + logistics team in compliance with self-sufficiency requirements. The team shall comply with the ‘Classification and minimum standards for foreign medical teams in sudden onset disasters” and subsequent or additional guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Self sufficiency The team should ensure self-sufficiency during the entire deployment time. Article 12 applies and, in addition, the minimum standards of the WHO. Deployment Availability for departure in maximum 24-48 hours after the acceptance of the offer. Ability to be operational for at least 14 days. Emergency medical team (EMT) type 2: Inpatient Surgical Emergency Care Tasks Inpatient acute care, general and obstetric surgery for trauma and other major conditions, including the following services: — intake/Screening of new and referred patients, counter-referral, — surgical triage and assessment, — advanced life support, — definitive wound and basic fracture management, — damage control surgery, — emergency general and obstetric surgery, — inpatient care for non-trauma emergencies, — basic anaesthesia, X-ray, sterilisation, laboratory and blood transfusion, — rehabilitation services and patient follow-up. Capacity to receive and integrate specialised care teams to work within their facility, if some of the services above cannot be provided by the team. Capacities Day and night services (covering 24 hours a day for 7 days if necessary), including as a minimum: — one operating theatre with one operating room; at least 20 inpatient beds per operating table, — capability to treat 7 major or 15 minor surgical cases per day. Main components Team and Staff requirements: — Management: one Team Leader; one Deputy Team Leader; one Liaison Officer (link to Reception/Departure Centre, On-Site Operations Coordination Centre or other coordinating mechanism as appropriate, local emergency management authority); one Safety & Security Officer, — Health Professionals: as defined in the minimum standards of the World Health Organisation (WHO), — Logistics: one Logistics Team Manager + logistics team for the EMT and its inpatients. The team shall comply with the ‘Classification and minimum standards for foreign medical teams in sudden onset disasters’ and subsequent or additional guidelines issued by the WHO. Self sufficiency The team should ensure self-sufficiency during the entire deployment time. Article 12 applies and, in addition, the minimum standards of the WHO. Deployment Availability for departure in maximum 48-72 hours after the acceptance of the offer, and ability to be operational on site within 24-96 hours. Ability to be operational for at least 3 weeks outside the Union, and for at least 14 days inside the Union. Emergency medical team (EMT) type 3: Inpatient Referral Care Tasks Complex inpatient referral surgical care including intensive care capacity, and including the following services: — capacity to provide EMT type 2 services, — complex reconstructive wound and orthopaedic care, — enhanced X-ray, sterilisation, laboratory and blood transfusion, — rehabilitation services and patient follow-up, — high-level paediatric and adult anaesthesia, — intensive care beds with 24h monitoring and ability to ventilate, — acceptance and referral services from EMTs types 1 and 2, and from the national health system. Specialised services may be included, such as: — burn care; — dialysis and care of crush syndrome; — maxillofacial surgery; — orthoplastic surgery; — intensive rehabilitation; — maternal health; — neonatal and paediatric care; — transport and retrieval. Capacities Day and night services (covering 24 hours a day for 7 days if necessary), including as a minimum: — one operating theatre with at least two operating tables in two separate rooms within the theatre area, at least 40 inpatient beds (20 per table), and four–six intensive care beds. Additional operating tables will require extra 20 inpatient beds each, to ensure adequate post-operative capacity, — capability to treat 15 major or 30 minor surgical cases per day. Main components Team and Staff requirements: — Management: one Team Leader; one Deputy Team Leader; one Liaison Officer (link to Reception/Departure Centre, On-Site Operations Coordination Centre or other coordinating mechanism as appropriate, Local Emergency Management Authority); one Safety & Security Officer, — Health Professionals Team: as defined in the minimum standards of the World Health Organisation (WHO), — Logistics Team: one Logistics Team Manager + logistics team for the EMT and its inpatients. The team shall comply with the ‘Classification and minimum standards for foreign medical teams in sudden onset disasters’ and subsequent or additional guidelines issued by the WHO. Self sufficiency The team should ensure self-sufficiency during the entire deployment time. Article 12 applies and, in addition, the minimum standards of the WHO. Deployment Availability for departure in maximum 48-72 hours after the acceptance of the offer, and ability to be operational on site within 5-7 days. Ability to be operational for at least 8 weeks outside the Union, and for at least 14 days inside the Union. Shelter and other support Emergency shelter Tasks Provide temporary emergency shelter to the affected population, including space for housing, hygiene and sanitation, basic medical service and social gathering. Provide staff to handle, mobilise, assemble, put in place and maintain shelter units when required. Where a handover takes place, train the relevant personnel (local or international) before the pull out of the shelter capacity. Capacities Shelter capacity composed of a physical reserve of assets capable to shelter – when deployed simultaneously – a minimum of 250 persons. Main components Shelter units, including tents, with heating (for winter conditions), appropriate aeration systems (for summer conditions), and basic material, such as beds with sleeping-bag and/or blankets. Sanitation and hygiene facilities. Infirmary for basic medical services. Basic hygiene kits. Multi-purpose facilities for preparation (optional) and consumption of food, distribution of drinkable water, social assembling. Power generators and lighting equipment. Appropriate arrangements ensuring the adequate transport and delivery of the units. Appropriately trained personnel and assets to handle, mobilise, assemble, put in place and maintain physical assets in the affected area. Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Deployment Availability for departure of physical reserve maximum 24 hours after the acceptance of the offer. Duration of mission and, if applicable, the start of the handover process is to be defined in agreement with the affected country. Cultural heritage protection Tasks Technical, operational and safety support for the protection of cultural heritage Capacities The module contributes to protecting/safeguarding movable, immovable and intangible cultural heritage through tasks, such as: — risk assessment and/or damage assessment, — cultural heritage emergency management, — cultural heritage information management, — emergency planning and damage mitigation techniques, — securing, recovering cultural heritage assets, — providing support to Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA). Main components Composed of an appropriate team of experts from disaster management and cultural heritage protection agencies; Appropriate equipment such as: — toolkit for cultural heritage experts (i.e. PPE). — toolkit (if needed) to intervene in the protection/safeguard of cultural heritage assets, according to the mission Terms of Reference. Other equipment such as for communication/information exchange with the relevant partners. Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 96 hours after acceptance of offer Ability to operate for 10 days with possibility to extend. Emergency Energy Supply Tasks Provide emergency backup power. Provide staff to handle, assemble/disassemble, install/uninstall, operate and maintain the emergency energy supply capacity when required. Where a handover takes place, train the relevant personnel (local and/or international) before the pull out of the staff of the module. Capacities Emergency energy supply units to generate and/or provide emergency energy on site when deployed simultaneously. The module must be capable of providing power for at least one month. Main components Power generators of various sizes to allow flexibility and scalability. Adequate connectivity, synchronization, monitoring and power transfer systems to enable connecting the capacity to the affected facilities as well as paralleling control of units. Adequate number of spare parts and other consumables for the functioning of the capacity, such as batteries, energy harvesting equipment, connectivity and synchronizing equipment, other types of apparatus and related services. Adequate procedures to ensure emergency fuel supply for the functioning of the capacity. Adequate procedures to transport, handle, assemble/disassemble, install/uninstall, operate and maintain the emergency energy supply capacity. Lighting equipment for emergency lighting of the affected area as well as lightning protection systems. Adequate storage facilities. Appropriately trained personnel and assets to handle, assemble, install, operate and maintain the emergency energy supply capacity. Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Deployment Availability for departure of the technical team and deployable components maximum 12 hours after the acceptance of the offer. Transport and logistics Tasks Provide aerial transport and related logistics services for persons, including teams involved in response operations or aerial transport of material/equipment. Capacities Ability to ensure relevant logistical support functions. Ability to operate day and night. Ability to perform, where necessary, in operationally challenging circumstances. Ability to transport at least five passengers or material (allowing for the fast deployment of small teams/experts/pilots). Main components Aircraft(s) Logistics staff and equipment, if applicable Technical staff, including crew, adequately equipped and trained to perform the tasks defined above. Adequate communication equipment (such as air-to-air and air-to-ground communication for aerial capacities). Self sufficiency Article 12(1), points (f) and (g) apply. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after the acceptance of the offer. Bridges capacity Tasks Provide emergency bridging capacities for vehicles and pedestrians ( 2 ) . Provide staff to transport, handle, assemble, install, operate and maintain the bridge capacity when required. Where a handover takes place, train the relevant personnel (local and/or international) before the pull out of the staff of the capacity. Capacities The bridge capacity shall be able to self-sufficiently carry out the construction of bridges ( 3 ) in a period of six weeks ( 4 ) , where needed, with ramps. Vehicle bridge: 1 lane; a length of 20 m; a min. load of 20 t; passenger pads for pedestrians. Pedestrian bridge: min. 150 cm width (adequacy for wheelchair handling); up to 25 m in length; free-standing or with floating support; a min. load of 5 kN/m 2 . Main components Equipment and vehicles to carry out all necessary preparatory works in the riparian area ( 5 ) . Appropriate equipment and vehicles to transport the bridge components and staff for the initial deployment and on-site transport. Equipment and vehicles/cranes to facilitate the onsite assembling of the bridges. Appropriately trained personnel and assets to handle and mobilise the equipment. Appropriate storage facilities in the Union ( 6 ) , logistics and adequate stockpiling monitoring system. Self sufficiency Where the capacity is deployed together with staff, the capacity shall ensure at least self-sufficiency during the first 96 hours of deployment. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 72 hours after acceptance of the offer. If applicable, the duration of the mission shall be determined in agreement with the affected country. CBRN and environmental Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear detection and sampling (CBRNDET) Tasks Carry out/confirm the initial assessment, including: — the description of the dangers or the risks, — the determination of the contaminated area, — the assessment or confirmation of the protective measures already taken, — perform qualified sampling, — mark the contaminated area, — prediction of the situation, monitoring, dynamic assessment of the risks, including recommen-dations for warning and other measures, — provide support for immediate risk reduction. Capacities Identification of chemical and detection of radio-logical hazards through a combination of handheld, mobile and laboratory-based equipment: — ability to detect alpha, beta and gamma radiation and to identify common isotopes, — ability to identify, and if possible, perform semi-quantitative analyses on common toxic industrial chemicals and recognised warfare agents. — ability to gather, handle and prepare biological, chemical and radiological samples for further analyses elsewhere ( 7 ) . — ability to apply an appropriate scientific model to hazard prediction and to confirm the model by continuous monitoring. Provide support for immediate risk reduction: — hazard containment, — hazard neutralisation, — provide technical support to other teams or modules. Main components Mobile chemical and radiological field laboratory. Handheld or mobile detection equipment. Field sampling equipment. Dispersion modelling systems. Mobile meteorological station. Marking material. Reference documentation and access to designated sources of scientific expertise. Secure and safe containment for the samples and waste. Decontamination facilities for the personnel. Appropriate personnel and protective equipment to sustain an operation in a contaminated and/or oxygen deficient environment, including gas tight suits where appropriate. Supply of technical equipment for hazard containment and neutralisation. Air-borne monitoring equipment (optional). Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after the acceptance of the offer. CBRN decontamination Tasks Decontamination from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents of infrastructure, buildings, or vehicles, equipment, critical evidence or affected persons, including fatalities. Capacities Adequate decontamination capability for infrastructure, buildings, or vehicles, equipment and critical evidence. If the capacity covers the decontamination of persons, adequate decontamination capability for at least 70 ambulant persons per hour or 10 non-ambulant persons per hour as well as fatalities. Ability to decontaminate from common toxic industrial chemicals, recognised warfare agents, biological infectious agents (pathogens) and toxins, and radionuclides. Ability to erect temporary decontamination facilities within a safe radius, to monitor the decontamination area in order to keep the work environment safe and to evaluate the decontamination effectiveness. Main components Appropriate equipment, technology and solutions to decontaminate from common toxic industrial chemicals, recognised warfare agents, biological infectious agents (pathogens) and toxins and radionuclides. Appropriate equipment to monitor progress of decontamination operations. Appropriate equipment and personnel to perform decontamination of infrastructure, buildings, vehicles, equipment, critical evidence and capabilities. If the capacity covers the decontamination of persons, appropriate equipment and personnel to perform decontamination of ambulant and non-ambulant persons. Appropriate capability and procedures to monitor the decontamination area to keep the work environment safe and to verify the decontamination effectiveness. Appropriate personal protective equipment to operate safely in a contaminated environment for the complete period of deployment. Adequate pumping system and containers to take-up water locally. Secure and safe waste management system and procedures during and after decontamination, including containment solutions to temporarily and safely store contaminated waste, pumps, waste combustion remains, contaminated water and wastewater treatment equipment. The management of hazardous waste, including contaminated water and other by-products, will be carried out in accordance with relevant Union or international regulations, or the legislation of the affected country, whichever is more stringent and with support from the affected country. Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Ability to decontaminate the capacity’s own personnel. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after the acceptance of the offer. Ability to maintain operations for at least 7 continuous days. Search and rescue in CBRN conditions Tasks Special search and rescue using protective suits. Capacities Special search and rescue using protective suits, in accordance with the requirements of the medium and heavy urban search and rescue modules as appropriate. Three people working simultaneously in the hot zone. Continuous intervention during 24 hours. Main components Marking material. Secure and safe containment for the waste. Decontamination facilities for the personnel and the rescued victims. Appropriate personnel and protective equipment to sustain a search and rescue operation in a contaminated environment, in accordance with the requirements of the medium and heavy urban search and rescue modules as appropriate. Supply of technical equipment for hazard containment and neutralisation. Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after the acceptance of the offer. USAR and beyond the rubble Light urban search and rescue Tasks Tasks in full compliance with the INSARAG Guidelines. Search for, locate and rescue victims ( 8 ) located under debris such as collapsed buildings and transport incidents. Provide lifesaving first aid as required, until handover for further treatment. Capacities In full compliance with the INSARAG Guidelines, the module shall have the ability to perform the following: — search with dogs or technical search equipment (or both), — rescue, including light lifting, — technical rope rescue, — advanced life support ( 9 ) . Main components Fully compliant with the INSARAG Guidelines. Management (command, liaison, coordination, planning, media/reporting, assessment/analysis, safety/security). Search (technical search, canine search). Rescue (breaking and breaching, lifting and moving, technical rope). Medical, including care of patients and of the team’s personnel and search dogs ( 10 ) . Self sufficiency Fully compliant with the INSARAG Guidelines. Deployment Fully compliant with the INSARAG Guidelines. Medium urban search and rescue Tasks Tasks in full compliance with the INSARAG Guidelines. Search for, locate and rescue victims ( 11 ) located under debris (such as collapsed buildings and transport incidents). Provide lifesaving first aid as required, until handover for further treatment. Capacities In full compliance with INSARAG Guidelines, the module shall have the ability to perform the following: — search with search dogs or technical search equipment, — rescue, including lifting, — cutting concrete, — technical rope, — basic shoring, — HAZMAT detection and isolation ( 12 ) , — advanced life support ( 13 ) . Ability to work on one site 24 hours per day for 7 days. Main components Fully compliant with INSARAG Guidelines. Management (command, liaison/coordination, planning, media/reporting, assessment/analysis, safety/security). Search (technical search and/or canine search, HAZMAT detection, HAZMAT isolation). Rescue (breaking and breaching, cutting, lifting and moving, shoring, technical rope). Medical, including care of patients and of the team’s personnel and search dogs ( 14 ) . Self sufficiency Fully compliant with the INSARAG Guidelines. Deployment Fully compliant with the INSARAG Guidelines. Heavy urban search and rescue Tasks Tasks in full compliance with the INSARAG Guidelines Search for, locate and rescue victims ( 15 ) located under debris (such as collapsed buildings and transport incidents). Provide lifesaving first aid as required, until handover for further treatment. Capacities In full compliance with INSARAG Guidelines, the module shall have the ability to perform the following: — search with search dogs and technical search equipment, — rescue, including heavy lifting, — cutting reinforced concrete and structural steel, — technical rope, — advanced shoring, — hazmat detection and isolation ( 16 ) , — advanced life support ( 17 ) . Ability to work 24 hours per day on more than one site for 10 days. Main components Fully compliant with the INSARAG guidelines. Management (command, liaison/coordination, planning, media/reporting, assessment/analysis, safety/security). Search (technical search, canine search, HAZMAT detection, HAZMAT isolation). Rescue (breaking and breaching, cutting, lifting and moving, shoring, technical rope). Medical, including care of patients and of the team’s personnel and search dogs ( 18 ) . Self sufficiency Fully compliant with the INSARAG Guidelines Deployment Fully compliant with the INSARAG Guidelines Mountain search and rescue Tasks Undertake search and rescue operations in mountainous areas Capacities Search in mountainous environments (all types of areas within Europe), able to rescue during all time of day and perform one technical rescue at a time; Able to perform vertical rescue in very restricted areas. Main components Provide medical care on advanced life support level; Install communication system (wireless and long lines wired); Ability to support any other module who request advanced rope technical support; Management (command, liaison/coordination, planning, media/reporting, assessment/analysis, safety/security); Logistics (Base of Operations, maintenance and supply, communications); Search (technical search, canine search, drone search); Rescue (mountain rescue, rescue in vertical terrain, avalanche rescue); Medical (care of the team including canines and victims encountered). Adequate personnel. Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after acceptance of the offer. Ability to work 24 hours a day for 7 days. Cave search and rescue Tasks Undertake search and rescue operations in underground and enclosed spaces. Search in confined space with technical search equipment down to 1 000 m depth (caves). Rescue people out of a confined space with technical single rope rescue technique for horizontal and vertical transport down to 1 000 m depth (caves). Capacities Search in confined space with technical search equipment down to 1 000 m depth (caves); Rescue people out of a confined space with technical single rope rescue technique for horizontal and vertical transport down to 1 000 m depth (caves). Main components Provide medical care on advanced life support level; Install communication system (wireless and long lines wired) Conduct technical blasting in case of narrow passages; Mountaineering equipment for accessing cave entrance; Optional ability to conduct cave diving operations in siphons and potentially other water environments; Ability to support any other module who request advanced rope technical support; Management (command, liaison/coordination, planning, media/reporting, assessment/analysis, safety/security); Logistics (BoO, maintenance and supply, communications); Cave search and rescue (including technical rope rescue techniques for horizontal and vertical transport); Medical personnel (care of patients and team’s personnel); Adequate personnel. Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after acceptance of the offer. Ability to work 24 hours a day for 7 days. Maritime Coastal and freshwater pollution response Tasks Pollution containment and recovery of floating pollutants from flooded areas and/or coastal or fresh water to protect shoreline or banks. Capacities Ability to intervene quickly to protect water bodies or stretches of coast/banks. Ability to adapt to different sites (surface area of the beach, access conditions). Ability to recover different types and quantity of pollutant (floaters) and to adapt to the rate of waste evacuation. Ability to store waste. Main components Containers with a configuration of equipment depending on actual situation and needs. A multipurpose work platform with a small outboard engine in a transport container. Equipment for pollution recovery in coastal or freshwater (e.g. coastal containment barriers/breakwaters and required accessory equipment (anchors, chains, buoys, ropes), hydraulic power packs, hydraulic and oil transfer hoses, light and/or modular skimmers, and pumps). Waste storage capacity (e.g., collapsible tanks). Safety equipment: PPE for oil recovery (e.g., overalls, gloves, boots, glasses, helmets, shoe covers, decontamination devices, equipment, and accessories to delimit the area, lighting systems). Communication equipment. Trained personnel to fulfil the tasks. Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after the acceptance of the offer. Ability to operate for a period of up to 14 days. Fire Aerial forest firefighting module using helicopters Tasks Contribute to the extinction of large forest and vegetal fires by performing aerial firefighting. Capacities One or more helicopters with a total capacity of capacity of 3 000 litres, where no individual helicopter falls below a capacity of 1 000 litres. Ability to perform continuous operations. Main components One or more helicopter(s) with crew(s). Technical staff. Water buckets or releasing kits. One maintenance set. One spare parts set. Two rescue hoists. Communication equipment. Self sufficiency Article 12(1), points (f) and (g) apply. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 3 hours after the acceptance of the offer. Aerial forest firefighting module using airplanes Tasks Contribute to the extinction of large forest and vegetal fires by performing aerial firefighting. Capacities Two airplanes with a capacity of at least 3 000 litres each. Ability to perform continuous operations. Main components Two planes. Minimum of four crews. Technical staff. Field maintenance kit. Communication equipment. Self sufficiency Article 12(1), points (f) and (g) apply. Deployment Availability for departure maximum three hours after the acceptance of the offer. Ground forest firefighting Tasks To contribute to the extinction of large forest and vegetal fires by using ground means. Capacities Sufficient human resources for continuous operations during seven days. Ability to operate in areas with restricted access. Ability to set long lines of hoses with pumps, minimum 2 km, and/or make defence lines continuously. Main components Firefighters trained to fulfil the above-mentioned task and with additional safety and security training taking into account the different types of fires that the module might be deployed for. Manual tools for making defence lines. Hoses, portable tanks and pumps for establishing a line. Adaptors for hose connection including the Storz standard. Water backpacks. Equipment potentially to be roped or winched down by helicopter. Evacuation procedures for the firefighters have to be arranged with the receiving state. Self sufficiency Article 12 applies. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 6 hours after the acceptance of the offer. Ability to work continuously during 7 days. Ground forest firefighting using vehicles Tasks To contribute to the extinction of large forest and vegetal fires using vehicles. Capacities Sufficient human resources and vehicles for continuous operations with a minimum of 20 firefighters at any time. Main components Firefighters trained to fulfil the above-mentioned task. Four vehicles with off road capability. Self sufficiency Tank capacity of each vehicle of at least 2 000 litres. Adaptors for hose connection including the Storz standard. Deployment Article 12 applies. Availability for departure maximum 6 hours after the acceptance of the offer. Ability to work continuously during 7 days. Deployment by land or sea. Deployment by air is only an option in well justified cases. Technical assistance and support teams (TAST) General requirements for technical assistance and support teams Tasks Provide or arrange for: — support for set-up and running of office, — ICT support, — logistics and subsistence support, — transport support on site. Capacities Capable of assisting an assessment, coordination and/or preparedness team, an on-site operations coordination centre, or of being combined into a civil protection module as referred to in Article 12(2). Main components The following support components, enabling all on site operations coordination centre functions to be fulfilled, taking into account acknowledged international guidelines, such as UN guidelines: — support for set-up and running of office, — ICT support equipment, — logistics and subsistence support equipment, — transport support on site. The components shall be able to be divided in different units to ensure flexibility when adapting to the needs of a specific intervention. Deployment Availability for departure maximum 12 hours after the acceptance of the offer. ( 1 ) Such system may include the containerized approach. ( 2 ) Due to its complexity railway bridges should not be considered for the ECPP bridge capacity. ( 3 ) Self-supporting constructions without support pillars should be used for both pedestrian and vehicle bridges. The constructions should not restrict the navigation of boats or other vehicles. ( 4 ) Different construction systems leading from specialist work frame systems to fast-mounting systems should be considered. ( 5 ) Does not include asphalting appropriate paths to the bridge or away from the bridge. ( 6 ) For the purposes of the logistics of storage facilities, “in the Union” encompasses the territories of Member States and Participating States of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism. ( 7 ) This process shall, where possible, take account of the evidential requirements of the requesting state. ( 8 ) Live casualty. ( 9 ) Basic capacity, more extensive capacities are included in the ‘chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear detection and sampling module. ( 10 ) Subject to medical and veterinary licensing terms. ( 11 ) Live casualty. ( 12 ) Basic capacity, more extensive capacities are included in the ‘chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear detection and sampling module. ( 13 ) Patient care (first aid and medical stabilisation) from victim access to victim handover. ( 14 ) Subject to medical and veterinary licensing terms. ( 15 ) Live casualty. ( 16 ) Basic capacity, more extensive capacities are included in the ‘chemical, biological, radio- logical and nuclear detection and sampling’ module. ( 17 ) Patient care (first aid and medical stabilisation) from victim access to victim handover. ( 18 ) Subject to medical and veterinary licensing terms.