Disasters relief to population- organisation, Actors, Unified Rescue System. Crisis HQ.
Written by Anam Hussain
Disaster relief to population is a complex of specific measures aiming to decrease as much as possible the impact of damaging factors and to prevent human and material losses.
Activities of DRP in the republic of Bulgaria are executed by the establishment of a dedicated system called- National Management System. It plans, co-ordinates, and executes activities on solving crisis situations. NMS has 4 elements: managing body, headquarter, communication and Information system, reaction forces.
Managing body:
- -Consists of a council of ministers/Prime minister and a security council for disasters and crisis management. The council also includes experts and advisors in order to support the DRP decision making process
- -It defines National Politics, leads the DRP management, leads the National System, accepts the National plan and declares the state of emergency on a national level.
The population is alarmed by the national awareness system, communicational networks for emergency calls, mass media.
- PM or his/her deputy declares state of emergency when 2 or more regions/provinces are affected and when external assistance is required
- Mayor declares state of emergency when municipality
- Governor declares state of emergency if 3 or more municipalities are affected
Crisis HQ:
- Is what the security council evolves into
- -The security council aids the council of ministers and its main aim is to monitor and manage the entire spectrum of disaster relief operations. It is established on administrative principle. The leader is the administrative head of the affected area (mayor, governor, PM)
- Crisis HQ itself is a think-tank of disaster relief operations with a goal of monitoring and managing disaster relief operations.
- It is always lead by the head of administration on National Level
- Participants:
- Minister of internal affairs
- Minister of infrastructure and health
- Minister of transport and communications
- Minister of environment and water
- Minister of agriculture and food
- Representative of Red cross
- Minister of defence
Unified Rescue System:
Is a system and structure stablished for preparation and execution of immediate population relief. Its objectives include:
- Coordinate, manage and organise the efforts of different units, services and structures
- Execute immediate population relief operations to save human life
- Repair damages and lower the impact of hazards on environment and population
It has 3 basic elements: ready to receive calls, make evaluation, react immediately 24/7.
- CN NP
- CD FSPP
- CEMH
- Red cross- has professional and voluntary formations and established structure for humanitarian aid.