Second Example: City of Hamburg

City of Hamburg
Population: 1.808.489
Size 755 km
22 professionell FD
Stations with over
2500 Firefighter
87 volunteer FD
Stations over 2500
Firefighter

The local Organisations of Hazard Control and Civil Defense Hamburg

2400 (BF)
2400 (FF)

30

220
-

500
300
100

40

The Incident Command Structure for Hamburg

FL Dienst

Chief Commander

A Dienst

Inicident Commander (Large Disaster)

B Dienst West

Incident Commander

B Dienst Ost

- -- -

B Dienst Sd

- -- -

Zugfhrer

Unit Chief

Fahrzeugfhrer

Engine Chief

Wehrfhrer (FF)

Unit Chief Volunteers

Third Example: the little Community of Hoisdorf

Population: 3.373
Size: 1.604ha

1 Volunteer Fire Department, 47 Members

Command Structure:
1 Wehrfhrer
Stations Chief / Chief Commander
3 Gruppenfhrer Squadbosses

Practical Part:
Please devied in Groups of max. 6 Persons
We have learned about the specialties of the Hazard Control and Civil
Protection in the Federal System of Germany. The Civil Protection is
State responsibility, the Fire Protection is Community responsibility
both is not Federal responsibility!
Please discuss the following questions in your group:
What are the advantages of that local / regional
responsibility?
What are the disadvantages?
Please collect the results for both questions and be prepared for a
short presentation (max. 5 minutes).

We are looking forward, to

listen to your examples of the
different structures in your
Country!

International Disaster Responce: The Global Players

The Role of the United Nations in Disaster Responce

Specialized Agency / Organisational Part for

Disaster Responce:
OCHA =

Office for
Coordination of
Humanitarian
Affairs

Structure:

Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC)

Inter Agency Standing Commitee (ISAC)
Main Offices in New York and Geneve
Offices decentral worldwide, over 1000
Employees

Coordinating
all Disaster
Responce
Actions

UNDAC
United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination
Task: To help the UN and governments of disasteraffectedt countries during the first phase of a suddenonset emergency.
Assessment Teams that can deploy at short notice (12
48 hours) anywhere in the world

INSARAG =

INternational
Search
And
Rescue
Advisory
Group

Global Network of experts for

URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE (USAR) and related issues
under the roof of the UN
INSARAG Guidelines

Main Task of the INSARAG Guidelines:

International Standards
Organisational structures
Methodology
for international missions

Structure of the INSARAG Guidelines I:

A) Preface
B) International SAR Advisory Group
C) Einheiten und Begriffe

OCHA
LEMA = Local emergency management authority
UNDAC
International USAR Teams
RDC (Reception Departure Centre)
OSOCC ( On-Site Operations Coordination Centre)
Virtual OSOCC = Online Informations Portal

D) International USAR Coordination

Preparedness
Mobilisation
Operations
Demobilisation
Post Mission

Krisenmanagement UN
OSOCC Struktur

Reception/Departure
Centre

National
Authorities
UNJLC & CMOC
UN Resident
Coordinator &
OCHA
International
Organisations

OSOCC
Management
Operations

Liaison

Information
management

Security & safety

Administration

Logistics
Media

Communications

Sub OSOCC

Sub OSOCC

Sub OSOCC

Entrance

OSOCC
OSOCC

Meeting room
withLCD screen,
computers and
displayed charts

Information
Management
(in isolated,
undisturbed
area)

Head
OSOCC

Front Desk
Admin

Desks for
functional
elements,
inluding
liaison
officers

Communications

Rest Area

OSOCC Operations

LEMA

UNJLC or any
other
international
coordination
body, if
established

Rest Area
Rest and dining area for
OSOCC staff and waiting
area for visitor
(with tables, seats and
refreshment/coffee)

Beispiel Pakistan: OSOCC

International Disaster Responce: Example NGO

@fire International Disaster Responce Germany

Non Government Organisation, Disaster Responce Teams in
the field of

USAR

Wildland Firefighting

Member of the INSARAG, CTIF, IAWF

Independent organisation
160 Members from Germany, Swizz, Italy, Austria and Spain
(Firefighter, Forest Service Menbers, Medical Service Members, .)
Financed only over Donations
All Members special trained under international Standards
WFF: Wildlandfirefighting, Burning Operations, Helitack, ..
USAR: Medium / Heavy USAR Team, Medical Team, .
Ready for Mission from 12 to 48 hours

Deployments:
2007 Tsunami Thailand: Medium USAR Team / Medical Support
2008 Earthquake Pakistan: USAR Assessment Team / humanitary
Aid
2008 2013 Wildlandfires Portugal: WFF Team
2010 Earthquake Haiti Medium USAR Team
2013 Floodings Germany Logistic and Support Team
Thunderstorm Philippines USAR Assessmentteam