Full Scale Exercises

The overall objective is to improve civil protection preparedness and response to all kinds of disasters inside the Member States/Participating States of the Mechanism by providing a testing environment and a learning opportunity for all actors involved in civil protection assistance interventions: a full-scale exercise. Exercise scenarios should build on risk assessments, such as extreme weather, wildfires, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, industrial risk, critical infrastructure disruption, marine pollution, epidemic or health risk, CBRN, and multi-sectorial emergencies. Cross-cutting issues (gender, age, persons with disabilities, human rights, environmental sustainability, green economic practices, digitalisation, resilience in infrastructure, and protection of cultural heritage) are encouraged. Projects must design, plan, conduct, and self-evaluate one full-scale exercise with elements including scenario-based exercises, project management, activation of the Mechanism, deployment of teams, use of the CECIS system, coordination with national and EU agencies, evaluation, and dissemination of lessons learned. The Mechanism aims to strengthen cooperation between countries to improve the effectiveness of disaster prevention, preparedness, and response.