PRESENTATION Creation The Corps Mondial de Secours NGO was created - - PDF document

www.corpsmondialdesecours.org cmsecours@hotmail.fr - 1/9

Corps Mondial de Secours SAR

SEARCH and RESCUE

‘I am not considering your nationality, race

• r religion but your sufferings.’

Pasteur

www.corpsmondialdesecours.org cmsecours@hotmail.fr - 2/9

PRESENTATION

Creation

The Corps Mondial de Secours NGO was created in 1972, after a deadly tsunami in Bangladesh the year before. Some of welknown French characters such as Clara Candiani, Abbé Pierre, Michel Cepède, Gilbert Cesbron, Théodore Monod have the launch of the organization. Today the NGO has 150 members.

Objectives

In order to save lives and instantly come & help populations suffering from natural disasters, the Corps Mondial de Secours (CMS) recruits and trains free volunteers every year.

Partnerships

The world is changing fast and natural disasters seem to increase and amplify. In such a moving environment, the

• rganisation is aiming at strengthening

and enhancing partnerships. The goal is to look at developing a good coordination between actors and improving rescuers’ effectiveness and support on the field. Today, the Corps Mondial de Secours SAR NGO works closely with : The D.A.H (Délégation à l’Action Humanitaire), part of the French Foreign Office, The French Ministry of Internal Affairs and its French Civil Protection Relief Organisation (Sécurité Civile), The INSARAG Office, in Geneva (O.C.H.A.). The German Tecknisches Hilfswerk, whom training sessions are developed with. Others partnerships are being looked at on an ongoing basis

www.corpsmondialdesecours.org cmsecours@hotmail.fr - 3/9

TRAINING THE RESCUERS

Required Skills Free volunteering. Physical and Mental strength. High Availability. Strong Rescuing Knowledge. Autonomy and discipline. Adaptation to risky environments. Readiness to help without any personal interest. Training and Development

On a yearly basis, training sessions are developped to enhance three profiles :  Logistician  SAR – Level 1 : perfect knowledge

• f all equipments with ability to use

tools properly.  SAR – Level 2 : perfect knowledge

• f rescuing techniques in unusual

and risky environments. Team leaders are trained either in France

• r abroad every year. They are also in

charged of mentoring the new members. All trainees are required to have their National Rescuing Certificates prior to joining the organisation. Exercises are planned throughout the training sessions to offer the most realistic situations which can be met by the

• rescuers. Days and nights, in water,

wreckages, deep galeries,… learners are permanently tested. Criteria for being confirmed at the end of the learning period are :  Technical Knowledge,  Individual Behaviour within a community  Security Awareness  Effective Adaptation

www.corpsmondialdesecours.org cmsecours@hotmail.fr - 4/9

OPERATIONS

As soon as a natural disaster is announced by medias, rescuers are contacted and a team is being prepared. Simultaneously, Local authorities are contacted via embassies or consulates Partners are informed Appropriate Equipment is being prepared Transportation and shipment is being organised If the relief proposal is accepted, a meeting point is given to rescuers for departure. Timeframe for setting and launching an operation : 12H to 48H Operation costs abroad ranges between 5 to 90 000 € depending on time, location, number of rescuers engaged (15 to 25).

www.corpsmondialdesecours.org cmsecours@hotmail.fr - 5/9 SOME RELIEF OPERATIONS LEAD BY CORPS MONDIAL DE SECOURS SAR

Year Country Location Natural Disaster 2010 France Draguignan Floadings 2010 France Ile de Ré Floadings 2010 Haiti Jacmel Earthquake 2008 Myanmar Typhoon Nargis 2005 Thailand Kaoh Lak Tsunami 2004 Iran Bam Earthquake 2003 France Codolet / L’Ardoise Floadings du Sud Est 2003 Algeria Regahia Earthquake 2002 France Nîmes Floadings du Gard 2002 France Sommières-Aramon Floadings 2001 France Toulouse AZF Manufacture Explosion 2000 France Britania Erika Oiltank Pollution 2000 France Haute-Vienne T.H.W. Medical Support 1999 France Dijon Gaz explosion 1999 France Cuxac d’Aude Floadings 1999 Turkyie Izmit Earthquake – November 1999 Turkyie Glozcuk Earthquake – August 1998 Dominican Rep. Tamyao Georges Typhoon 1996 France Montauban et Béziers Floadings 1995 Antillas Saint-Martin Luis Typhoon 1995 France Sarthe, Ardennes Floadings 1994 France Colmar Floadings 1993 France Pertuis,Bollène Floadings 1992 Egypte Le Caire Earthquake 1992 France Polynésie Wasa Typhoon 1992 France Vaison la Romaine Floadings 1991 Bangladesh Ile de Tuti Tsunami 1989 France Guadeloupe Cyclone Hugo 1988 Soudan Khartoum Floadings 1988 France Nîmes Floadings 1988 Brezil Rio Mud Storm 1987 Italy Bergame Earthquake 1986 Salvador Earthquake 1985 Colombie Nevado del Ruis Volcano Eruption 1985 Mexico Mexico Earthquake 1982 Tunisia Sfax Floadings 1980 Algeria El-Asnam Earthquake 1980 France Brive-Charensac Floadings 1979 Italy Ombrie Earthquake 1979 Yougoslavia Bijela- Montenegro Earthquake 1977 India Andhra Pradesh Typhoon 1977 India Gange Floadings 1976 Italy Frioul Earthquake 1976 Guatemala Patrizia Earthquake 1974 Honduras Choloma FiFi Typhoon 1973 Tunisia Djeideida Floadings

www.corpsmondialdesecours.org cmsecours@hotmail.fr - 6/9

SAR EQUIPMENT

The Corps Mondial de Secours owns and manages an important volume of specific equipment which is used for both trainings and operations. Regularly maintained, tools quickly need to be replaced to ensure an effective use on the field. Three main criteria for shipping the relief material :  Weight and volume capacity to ensure fast and easy transportation (customs, freight, carriage).  SMART equipment to offer a flexible usage and ease adaptation to challenging environments.  Full autonomy of the team provided with oil, petrol, tents, food, SAR equipment in order to ensure complete mobility. VOLUME OF EQUIPMENT USED PER OPERATION : 3.5 T

www.corpsmondialdesecours.org cmsecours@hotmail.fr - 7/9

SAR EQUIPMENT E EXPERTED VOLUNTEERS PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT

Drilling & Cleaning Searching



Circular saws for wood and metal,



Electronic hammers,



High pressure disinfecting cleaners, Atomizers,



Electric Pomps



Electronic listening devices,



Shovels, pickaxes,



Buckets, brooms, scrapers,,



Handrails, gravers Rescuing equipment Rescuer’s equipement



Ropes, pulleys, snaps,



Straps,



Loft & speleo ladders



Medical Kit



Helmets,



Various type of gloves



Glasses and masks,



Specific shoes and clothes for dangereous environment, with European safety norms.



Tents & Food Tensile & Hoisting Other tools



Cables, cables drawers, slings,



Hydraulic cylinders, jacks, spacers,



Pneumatic pads



Snips & Shears,



Generators and lights,



Hydraulic spacers ,

www.corpsmondialdesecours.org cmsecours@hotmail.fr - 8/9

FUNDINGS

Fundings are collected through  Members  National / international organizations or partners taking part in SAR activities : French Institutions, Companies, Humanitarian Organisations  Training sessions The Corps Mondial de Secours is constantly searching for funds in order to prevent from risks and prepare rescue teams to professional work. THE CMS SAR NEEDS FUNDINGS FOR LEADING & COORDINATING Relief Operations ACQUIRING Equipment TRAINING Rescuers

www.corpsmondialdesecours.org cmsecours@hotmail.fr - 9/9

CONTACTS

President : Eric Zipper (06 79 26 43 33) president@corpsmondialdesecours.fr English speaker contact and President of Honor : Camille Crete (06 19 98 45 91) cchardon@cisco.com Mailing Address : Mrs Vanessa Martins 7 rue du Clos du Puits / 17290 Aigrefeuille / France www.corpsmondialdesecours.org