ESS Key-Facts

Acronym

ESS

Title of the project

Emergency Support System

Contract number

217951

Start date

01/06/2009

End date 30/05/2013

Duration

(months)

48

Total Budget

14.025.625 €

Total Manpower(pm)

1329

EC Financial Contribution

9.142.126 €

Partners

19

Countries

9

Project Coordinator

Gideon HAZZANI

Project Administration

Martin DUIFHUIZEN

Project Officer

Maria SPULBER

Website

www.ess-project.eu
Home Events Field Tests (FT) The air-crash/forest fire field test (FT3)
The air-crash/forest fire field test (FT3) Print E-mail

Place: Col de Vescavo, Sospel village - French-Italian borders

Date: 4/4/2013

Organizer: CEREN

Players: Sapeurs-pompiers - Alpes Maritimes department (Fr), Prefecture of Alpes Maritimes - Nice (Fr), Municipality of Sospel (Fr), Corpo Forestale dello Stato (I), Vigili del Fuoco (I), Prefecture of Imperia (I), Municipality of Olivetta San Michele (I), French Police-Gendarmerie (F), Italian Police-Carabinieri (I), ESS consortium.

 

Summary

The Sospel/Vescavo  scenario for demonstrating ESS considers an air-crash in a forested area next to the village Sospel located near the French-Italian borders. The situation includes victims spread in the crash location, a  forest fire start which spread from France to the French-Italian borders, an explosion and formation of toxic cloud directed towards an Italian village (Vescavo) next to the borderline. The Fire authorities (CODIS), the Community of Sospel and Vescavo, the local Police (CORG) and the Regional Authorities (COD)  will be actively involved in the planned demonstration. Italian Fire brigades (Vigili del Fuoco) will also participate in the tests.