SEESIM 2004

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SEESIM 2004 WHITE CELL MEETING 08 NOV 04
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ALBANIA 08 NOV 04
TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS     Terrorist explosion at
Laci Dam      National Assets being used     
Notice for other nations disasters  
TOMORROWS HIGHLIGHTS      Continue evaluation
of disaster requirements.      Request
assistance from other Nations received  
OBSERVATIONS ISDN cut by excavation
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BULGARIA 08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• Start of the Exercise
• Injections of events according to the scenario
  
• NEXT DAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• The Exercise continues
• Work on events BU 007 BU 008 BU 009 BU 010
• OBSERVATIONS
• Exercise communication system operates normally
• The information flow have run according to the
• established order
• EOC have worked in compliance with the CMEP
• procedures

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CROATIA 08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• international procedures for emergency
  situation
• national standard procedures for emergency
  situation
• NEXT DAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• exercise continues
• OBSERVATIONS
• It is necessary to discuss
• whether the introduction of new documents had
  any influence to the improvement of activities,
  or it has added to confusion (whether it was
  necessary to introduce a new form in the course
  of exercise)
• whether it was productive to send more
  notification messages (which is not in accordance
  with previous arrangements)
• It is important to harmonize the meaning of
  local time

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FYROM 08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• Start of Exercise
• ISDN, JTLS, Fax, IP Phone, VTC, Internet
  working properly
• Established communications with all EOC
  according to procedures (MSEL MKD-001 .. 05)
• N-MKD-001, N-MKD-002, S-MKD-001, O-MKD-001,
  O-MKD-002, R-MKD-001
• NEXT DAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• Continue of Exercise
• Exchanging messages (Request, Offer and
  Acceptance of Assistance)
• OBSERVATIONS
• Information flow according to procedures

Turkey recognizes Macedonia with its
constitutional name
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GREECE08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• Events as described in todays scenario
• 1 Notification message, 1 Request for
  assistance message
• 1 official coordination message and 2
  unofficial coordination messages
• 1 acceptance of offer of assistance message
• NEXT DAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• Events as described in scenario for day
  09112004
• OBSERVATIONS
• Unnecessary information flow
• Mistakes in data for National POC create
  problems in cooperation.
• Introduction of coordination message very useful
• Good Assessment of National Capabilities versus
  disaster assessment in order to decide on needs
  to formulate the Request for assistance message.

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ITALY 08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• activated the national plan for terrorist attack
• activated the local operation centers according
  to the plan
• activated national and local media in order to
  inform people about the event
• NEXT DAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• to work on the mutual assistance with the other
  participating countries
• to work on the procedures to assist requesting
  countries
• to work on the procedures to receive
  international assistance
• increase phone calls with the other EOCs to
  co-ordinate assistance activities
• OBSERVATIONS
• The JTLS database units responded to the
  requirements of the EOC
• The simulated speed of JTLS database units is too
  slow

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ROMANIA 08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• The exercise started successfully
• EOC is dealing properly with the operational
  situation
• NEXT DAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• Continue to practice the national procedures
  according to training objectives
• OBSERVATIONS
• Communications supports well the exercise
• Info Managementinfo flow works efficiently
• EOC Procedures available according to emergency
  plans

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SLOVENIA 08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• All means of Communication were in function
• JTLS is up and running
• EOC is performing well
• NEXT DAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• Ready for new MSEL injects
• OBSERVATIONS
• 7 of 9 Countries are affected!!!

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TURKEY 08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLIGHT
• Some of the messages have been received more
  than one
• time
• Had difficulties to reach some countries EOC
  telephones
• NEXT DAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• Focus to prepare messages more effectively
• Use of time more effectively by minor
  reorganization
• measurements
• OBSERVATIONS
• TU EOC used e-mail and telephone communications
• effectively in the first day of the exercise
• Good coordination and cooperation among training
  
• audiences

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SEEBRIG 08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• 2 21 messages received, Notification 14, Info for
  offer 4
• 2 request 3
• N no significant SEEBRIG action to report
• NEXT DAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• C Continuing chasing the consequences of natural
• disaster or terrorist attack deriving from
  messages
• sent by each country.
• OBSERVATIONS
• none at this point.
• Request should be subject to a disaster happened

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MSEL 08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• 57 Events injected
• Missing addresses in some e-mails
• Additional events being made (15 per nation)
• NEXT DAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• Efforts towards better coordination
• OBSERVATIONS
• MSEL injection goes smoothly

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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• No big problem with the information flow.
• NEXT DAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• Continuation of the exercise with fewer
  information flow problem.
• OBSERVATIONS
• Some report names still not correct
• Eg. O_SI_003 RefR_HR_001 is wrong O-SI-003
  RefR-HR-001 is correct
• Some report and reference numbers still missing
  on the top left corner of the reports.
• Some ECGFwd e-mail display names not as desired.
  (SI, RO)
• Some problems with understanding the
  Coordination Message concept. Refer to the
  Guideline for Coordination Message.

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INTERAGENCY 08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• 12 notifications of incidents, but only 3
  requests for assistance
• Actions (requests and offers) must be rapid if
  lives are to be saved
• C-IT-006 reported International Nuclear Event
  Scale 3 report to IAEA (thru IA Cell) required
  by Protocol
• Information Management Plan did not provide
  guidance for IA Cell
• Some confusion about the use of Coordination
  Message and SITREP
• NEXT DAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• Look forward to receiving more requests
• OBSERVATIONS
• Message clarifications (Coordination and SITREP)
  will be posted on Web Page
• Overall, the EOC training held in June seems to
  improve message processing, information sharing,
  and situational awareness

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AAR 08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• Received observations from FYROM, RO, SL, TU
• NEXT DAYS HIGHLIGHTS
• Continue to observe and collect.
• OBSERVATIONS
• Some message formats were missing data and MCDA
  codes not using GMT,
• Rate of MSEL injects were too fast in some cases
  (fix being worked),
• Not clear that RACVIAC/OPCW were informed
  regarding major chemical explosion,
• There is a need for the WEB page to include
  coordination message formats in the internet
  fixed).

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EXERCISE OPERATIONS 08 NOV 04

• TODAYS HIGHLITES
• StartEx
• Need to do better at format and timeliness of
  White Cell slides
• Again look at your VTC site and ensure you
  have a flag and sign with the name of your nation
• Some of EOCs are still not following the white
  cell briefing format
• TOMORROWS HIGHLITES
• Continue the excellent communications
• VTC at 0900 and 1700
• OBSERVATIONS
• DV Day plan is posted on the Web
• Message numbering system is going well, keep it
  up