STREAM (ROBG-351)
“Streamlining the joint response actions to emergency situations”
What’s the goal?
The overall objective of the project is to improve joint risk management in the programme area by increasing the joint response in case of emergency situations (flood management, forest fire protection etc.)
What’s the budget?
1,008,946.32 euro, out of which 857,604.36euro ERDF
Target at the half of the implementation period: 10,000 euro for LB, 97,675 euro for B2
Who is doing it?
Lead Beneficiary (LB): General Inspectorate for Emergency Situation (Romania)
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Directorate General Fire Safety and Civil Protection –Ministry of Interior (Bulgaria)
When is it happening?
Start date: 16.05.2018
End date: 15.01.2023
Duration: 56 months
Where is it happening?
7 counties in Romania
8 districtsin Bulgaria
How is it going to happen?
vProcurement of specialized equipment;
vImprovement of training center for conduction of trainings for height and diving rescue activities;
vElaboration of the common training curricula and the joint partnerships;
vProviding common trainings and joint exercises;
vReviewing of the Joint Intervention Plan;
vElaboration of 3 contingency plans.
What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs: 4 779 754 people benefiting from actions of risk management, 4 591 666 people benefiting from flood protection measures, 4 779 754 people benefiting from forest fire protection measures, 6 joint partnerships in the field of joint early warning and emergency response
Programme results: increased quality of joint risk management in the CBC area
Project status
The project implementation was finalised in January 2023 and the output and results achieved by the project are the following:
- Purchase of special equipment for interventions in emergency situations (water purification module, water diving equipment, diving boat);
- Modernization of the polygon for search and rescue missions in the aquatic environment and rescue missions at height, in Balcik, Bulgaria;
- The development of a common training curriculum for volunteers;
- The Joint Partnership for the Joint Training Program was set up;
- The common plan for intervention in emergency situations was revised;
- Joint training sessions organized in training grounds for volunteers from Romania and Bulgaria, between 02.11.2020-08.07.2022;
- A joint cooperation exercise was carried out, in Dobrich, Bulgaria, between 28 -31 January 2020,
- 3 emergency plans were developed for the main industrial/economic operators and forests in the eligible area;
The Closing Press Conference of the project took place during 26-27.09.2022 in Constanta, Romania.
