9 ECTS; 1º Ano, Anual, 63,0 TP , Cód. 40281.
Lecturer
- Rita Ribeiro de Carvalho Ferreira Anastácio (1)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Objectives
Know the competencies of local authorities and their mayors;
Frame a complex Civil Protection incident at a political level;
Know the role of the mayor in a serious accident or catastrophe;
Distinguish the different types of Civil Protection Plans with a special focus on Municipal Plans;
Learn basic operational notions and know the Civil Protection Agents and their skills;
Identify Risks;
Explain the concepts of danger, risk and vulnerability;
Have notions of awareness and communication in the context of risk;
Know how to work with the Social Communication Organizations (OCS);
Know the principles of organizing a Civil Protection exercise;
Participate in and plan an exercise on a municipal scale.
Program
Module I - Legal Framework for Civil Protection;
I.I - The Civil Protection Framework Law;
I.II - Civil Protection regulatory diplomas at the municipal level;
I.III - Rights and duties of mayors and local authorities;
I.IV - Private Law and Civil Protection.
Module II - Emergency Management and Planning;
II.I - History and Framework for Civil Protection;
II.II - Civil Protection activities and agents;
II.III - The Emergency Cycle;
II.IV - Theories and principles of administration and management;
II.V - Information management and decision-making;
II.VI - Alert, Contingency and Disaster Situations;
II.VII - Emergency Plans: General and Specific;
II.VIII - Local authorities and emergency management;
II.IX - Organization of the Theater of Operations; II.X - Local Civil Protection Units;
II.XI - Organization and implementation of ZCAP.
Module III - Risk and Vulnerability Analysis;
III.I - Concept of risk, probability and consequences;
III.II - Risk perception and its admissibility;
III.III - Introduction to risk assessment. Qualitative and quantitative methods;
III.IV - Risk mapping.
Module IV - Public awareness and information;
IV.I - Information x communication;
IV.II - Risk communication;
IV.III - Prevention and self-protection measures;
IV.III - Alert and warning;
IV.IV - Public information about civil protection.
Module V Planning of exercises on a municipal scale;
V.I - Different types of exercises;
V.II - Exercise planning;
V.III - Operational components of exercises;
V.IV - Exercise design.
Module VI - LIVEX Exercise
Evaluation Methodology
Final report 50%
Test - 25%
Continuous assessment - 25%
(Mandatory attendance at 75% of contact classes)
Or
Final report 50%
Test - 50%
Bibliography
Teaching Method
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