1. Establishing Joint Latvian-Lithuanian TAST
LLT
Establishing
Joint Latvian-Lithuanian TAST
Rudolfs Azens
State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia

2. THE MAIN AIM
To improve the effectiveness of systems for preventing and protecting against natural or man-made disasters on national and international level

3. OBJECTIVES
Establish joint Latvian-Lithuanian TAST, to be deployed in EU CP interventions
Facilitate reinforced cooperation between the Participating States in the field of preparedness in civil protection
Exchange of information, experience, good practice and knowledge of parties involved in civil protection

4. PARTNERSHIP
COORDINATOR – State Fire and Rescue Service of the Republic of Latvia
BENEFICIARY– Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania

5. BUDGET Project budget: 283 827.00 EUR EC funding: 212 869.00 EUR
Lead partner budget: EUR
Project partner budget: EUR

6. DURATION Duration of the project - 19 months
Project started on the 1st of December 2013
Project will be done by 30th of June 2015

7. Management and reporting to European Commission
MAIN TASKS 1/4
Management and reporting to European Commission
Management structure
Project legal background
Reporting

8. Operational readiness of TAST
MAIN TASKS 2/4
Operational readiness of TAST
Equipment
Personnel
Documentation

9. Testing TAST performance
MAIN TASKS 3/4
Testing TAST performance
Internal trainings
Study tour to Norway
Practical exercise
Real deployment

10. Dissemination of results and ensuring continuation
MAIN TASKS 4/4
Dissemination of results and ensuring continuation
Team web page
Project media work
Agreement

11. RESULTS 1/2
Establish joint Latvian-Lithuanian TAST and registering it in CECIS by June 2015
Development and implementation of SOP in compliance with the MIC operating procedures
20 persons from 2 national rescue services have passed common training, are certified and experienced TAST members and ready to interact within the team in coordinated manner and support EU CP modules in the field

12. RESULTS 2/2 The team tested in practical exercise
The team has been possibly deployed to a real emergency
The outcomes of the project have been discussed with MIC and other Member States and further steps on development of the multinational modules in the Baltic Sea region have been determined

13. Paldies!
Thank you!