Target audience

• EU Member States and UCPM Participating States’ civil protection/disaster management already trained and experienced at national level wishing to deploy internationally as part of an EUCPT
• EU Member States and UCPM Participating States’ Technical Experts with a specific professional background
• DG ECHO staff (ERCC Liaison Officers, ECHO Field Offices staff)
• TAST key personnel
• EU Modules, other response and rescEU capacities’ key personnel

Learning objectives

• Outline the European Commission DG ECHO and ERCC security organisation
• Understand the need for individual pre-mission preparation
• Understand how to attain basic awareness of security problems in missions/operations inside and outside of EU
• Understand security and safety threats and risks inherent to international deployments under the UCPM
• Understand the meaning of the safety and security vocabulary
• Recognise security problems and use key procedures in the mission area
• Understand the need for individual key actions

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