Barents Rescue 2007

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Tapahtumaesite suomeksi (pdf)

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Exercise leaflet in english (pdf)

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Баренц–Рескью 2007

Barents Rescue is a series of field training exercises that are organised and conducted by the countries within the framework of the Barents Cooperation. The exercise rotates between Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia. Sweden hosted the first exercise in 2001. The next exercise was arranged in 2005 in Finnmark, Norway.

Finland acts as the Chair of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) from November 10, 2005 to autumn 2007. In accordance with the conclusions from the Barents Euro Arctic Council (BEAC) Finland will host the next international exercise focusing search and rescue and crisis management operations. Barents Rescue 2007 (BR07) involves primarily agencies and services involved in crisis management and search and rescue operations in the Barents region. BR07 will take place in Saariselkä, Inari, in northern Finland on 18-21 October, 2007.

Barents Rescue 2007 aims to facilitate communications, coordination and cooperation between countries and civil-military services that may become involved in an emergency in relation to the Barents Region. The objectives of the exercise are promoting and strengthening trans-boundary cooperation between authorities in the Barents Region:  The overall objectives of the exercise are:

  • To test how functional agreements on assistance are
  • To test how effectively the countries in the Barents Region alarm each other in case of major emergency or share information with each other
  • To develop leadership skills in major emergencies
  • To practice and develop informing at all levels
  • To improve preparedness and the maintenance of situation awareness
  • To develop transportation and logistics, particularly in view of preventing hypothermia in major accidents
  • To develop the capacity to organise a major international exercise.

In addition to these common exercise objectives, participating nations may want to add national exercise objectives to support overall objectives. Supporting objectives are to be specified to each part of the exercise as well as to the evaluation process.

 

The scenario for the exercise BR07 will be an aviation accident.  Click here to scenario

 

Barents Rescue 2007 will consist of a series of planning conferences, exercises, seminars and an exhibition. Evaluation and lessons learned from the process are also of a great value to the BEAC countries when developing their capabilities in the crisis management. The exercise will consist of three phases:


Phase One – Alarming and gathering resources needed in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region in case of major emergency. This phase is called alarm exercise, ALARMEX.
Phase Two - Practical response in the emergency area. This phase will consist of a command post exercise, larger than usual table top exercise. This phase is called Table Top Exercise
Phase Three – Field Training Exercise, FTX. This phase demonstrates the capabilities of respective organisations and agencies involved in the major emergency situation planned for this exercise.

Click here to exercise programme

Seminars with relevant topics and exhibitions will be conducted during the last two phases.

 

Director General Mr. Pentti Partanen from the Rescue Department of the Ministry of the Interior will be the Head of the Exercise. Project Leader Mr. Petteri Taitto from the Crisis Management Centre Finland and Rescue Director Mr. Jari Aalto from the State Provincial Office of Lapland are responsible for exercise preparations.

 

For further information, please contact br07@cmcfinland.fi

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