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Cologne Facts

Cologne Facts. 1 Million inhabitants City area stretches over 405 km² Biggest chemical industry site in Germany Site for TV, radio and film production Point of intersection of 10 motorways Junction of 10 railways 40 km of river Rhine with 5 harbours. Possible catastrophies in Cologne.

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Cologne Facts

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  1. CologneFacts • 1 Million inhabitants • City area stretches over 405 km² • Biggest chemical industry site in Germany • Site for TV, radio and film production • Point of intersection of 10 motorways • Junction of 10 railways • 40 km of river Rhine with 5 harbours

  2. Possible catastrophies in Cologne • Mailfunction in the chemical industry • Accidents of oil tankers on the Rhine • Accidents of tank waggons on the railway • Disfunction of energy-, watersupply and telecommunicationlines

  3. Possible catastrophies in Cologne • Huge amount of wounded • Danger of epidemics of humans an animals • Terror • Storms & hail • Floods • Earthquakes

  4. Disaster controlSplitted responsibilities Protection of citizens in case of war Federal responsibilites for: - instruction - devices - vehicles Disaster control State responsibilites for: - financial support - central precaution But: Delegation of disaster control on cities and communities

  5. Provide the technical and tactical units for Disaster control Disaster control Participants • Fire fighters • German Red cross • Johanniter Unfallhilfe • Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund • Malteser Hilfsdienst • Technisches Hilfswerk • German life-saving service

  6. Disaster controlFocus on tasks Mayor gives fire fighters responsibilities for Fire fighting Life saving Disaster control

  7. Lead in case of emergency Mayor Emergency committee (administrating-organizing) Squad leader (operational-tactical) Operational squad leader TEL 1 (2,3,...)

  8. Emergency committee As proposed by the NRW-Minister of the interioron 14. December 2004 • Squad Leader • Permanent members of squad (SMS) • Special members of squad (EMS) • Coordinating members of squad (KGS) • with the parts „Internal Service“ • and „Site and Documentation“ • Spokesman for people and media (BuMA)

  9. Emergency committee (Permanent members) Proposals 10 and 37 General leader: Mayor Leader of emergency committee: CEO Dez. I Personnel, Organisation, Central services, Civil services Dez. II Finance, Property, Economy, Justice, Security and order Dez. III Health, Environment and Fire protection Dez. V Social services, Eldery, Housing and deployment support Dez. VI City development, Planning and building 01 Mayors’ Office 13 Office for media and public relations 32 Office for civil order 37 Fire fighters Police

  10. Emergency committeeFuture control rooms

  11. Fire fighters-squad leader (FEL)Make-up of emergency committee Head of squad Special fields S 1 Personnel S 2 Site S 3 Operation S 4 Supply If needed: Special fields S 5 Public relations S 6 Information and communication service

  12. Emergency forces in Cologne 847 680 1063 372 525 372 ____ 3859 • Fire fighters • and about 179 on service at any time • Voluntary fire fighters • Company fire fighters • Life saving service • max ready 09 Doctors on emergency calls • 39 Ambulances • 55 Ambulance transports • Medical services of aid organisations • Technisches Hilfswerk

  13. Emergency forces in ColognePotential of giving help on working days in comparison to night time and weekends • 100 % more vehicles in life saving services • Municipal offices, private services and organisations close to the city with strong support in personnel and devices quickly available • 10 % of voluntary fire fighters within 5 minutes and 40 % within 60 minutes available • About 12.5 % of aid organisations and Technisches Hilfswerk within 60 minutes available

  14. Warning the population • 90 fire fighter vehicles with • loudspeakers • Radio warning with possibility • of direct broadcasting from • emergency control rooms • Siren warning within 2,5 km reach • of sites of chemical industry in • Cologne-North left side of Rhine • Cologne-North right side of Rhine • Cologne-South left side of Rhine • (Planning finished) • River Rhine (Planning for flooding protection)

  15. Danger protection planStructure • Alarming and warning • Group for leading and coordinating (LUK) • Fire fighters-squad leader (FEL) • Special services and life saving services • Army and police services • Other aid services and devices • Lodging, care and support of needy people • Medical support • Plans for specially dangerous objects • Areas with special responsibility

  16. Suited plans for special objects Chemical industry Air Products Polymers Akzo Nobel Chemicals Basell Polyolefine Bayer Dormagen Bayer Leverkusen BP Köln Deutsche Infenium Deutsche Shell DOW Deutschland Exxon Mobil Chemical Central Europe Penarroya Oxide Vinnolit Other objects Dom Airport Köln/Bonn Ford Factory Central Station KölnArena Harbours Stadium Underground

  17. Suited plansfor special incidents • Evacuation • Flooding • Huge amount of wounded • Decentralised huge amoung of wounded • Further tactical standards for • Biological agents • Liquid gas • Hazardous substances • Radioactive rays

  18. Area of damage Operational plan MANV Site for wounded Site for treatment of wounded Site for operational devices

  19. General squad leader (TEL) Site for external units Externe RD-Bereiche Variation 2 PA is underneath BHP EAL RD (TEL) Ber.Stell. Raum RD BHP D BHP RSK BHP BN BHP K PA 1 PA 3 PA 5 PA 7 RMHP D RMHP RSK RMHP BN RMHP K PA 2 PA 4 PA 6 PA 8 Clinics D Clinics RSK Clinics BN Clinics K Area of damage

  20. Strenghts in catastrophe protection • Warning of population • General evacuation planning • Emergency planning for chemical industry • Planning for medium flooding • Planning, instruction and equipment • for 100 wounded • Planning for 1.000+ wounded

  21. Weaknesses in catastrophe protection • Planning for dysfunction of infrastructure • (energy, water, telecommunication) • Planning for extreme flooding • Planning for epidemics of humans and animals • Planning for ABC-situations, especially • decontamination • Preparation of public relations work in case of a catastrophe • Securing redundant ways of communication • for the whole city administration

  22. Problems in catastrophe protection • less members of aid services because of shortening of military service and demographic development • Cologne: further strengthening of youth engagement • no tactical standards for co-operating of forces on levels • above the local/regional settings • Cologne: Fed Gov and State NRW have to set standards • outdated equipment for catastrophe protection • Cologne: Fed Gov needs to acquire new equipment • missing facilities and tactical standards for • decontamination of people • Cologne: waiting for researches of Federal Government

  23. Problems in catastrophe protection • missing vehicles and tactical standards for • extensive measuring of hazardous substances • Cologne: Federal Government is working on standards • too little equipment for lodging, care and support of needy people • Cologne: 3.000 camp beds in acquisition • dropping capacities in hospitals because of • budget cutting and establishing of DRG‘s • Cologne: 550 beds are to be lost • missing alternatives in case of dysfunction of hospitals • Cologne: Federal Government is discussing the • acquisition of mobile hospital units

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