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An emergency plan for every
kind of incident

The Red Plan: This is a pre-established
plan to be implemented in the case of
a sudden incident that involves or may
involve many victims.
The Air Crash Plan: As its name suggests,
this specialised plan responds to danger
from an air crash on the Principality’s
territory. This danger is particularly linked
to activity at the Heliport.
The «POLMAR» Plan: This is adapted to
© Manuel Vitali - Direction de la communication the Monegasque coast. in the event of
combat limited pollution that may reach

major offshore pollution, international
cooperation is essential.
The “RADTOX” Plan: This emergency
plan was created to cover risks
related to toxic substances and the

with relief implementation. What resources The Protection, Surveillance and Intervention consequences of contamination with
are put into place? Group (GPSI) is responsible for carrying out these substances. It is complemented by

Each plan is specific, the means put in place risky interventions, combating crime in the the use of shared specialised detection
depend on the event itself, analysis of the area context of “flagrante delicto,” ensuring the and decontamination equipment.
of intervention, the number of victims and protection of VIPs traveling in the Principality, The emergency plan in the case of
people involved, the impact on infrastructure intervening in serious disturbances to public shipwrecks ‘SECNAV’: stipulates
and activities of vital importance. order requiring the use of techniques and how maritime and terrestrial rescue
In terms of civil security, relations with the specific means of specialized intervention operations should be organised when
French Republic are governed by the bi-national groups, as well as maintaining order during a ship is in a situation that gives rise to
agreement of 16 April 1970 concerning mutual major demonstrations. This group is therefore concern that an incident on board could
assistance between the Monegasque and not directly part of the OR.MO.SE plan. but lead to the evacuation of passengers
French emergency and civil protection services. depending on the crisis and the means that and/or recovering victims from the water.
This Agreement is implemented on a daily are necessary to implement, the GPSI may The Rainier III tunnel rescue plan:
basis in the framework of personal rescue and be called on. The binational nature of the Rainier III
firefighting provided in neighbouring French road tunnel led to the signature on 11

municipalities by the Monaco Fire Brigade Monaco sent teams during the 14 July October 2001 of an agreement between
and the SMUR of the Princess Grace Hospital terrorist attack in Nice in 2016. Can you tell the Principality and France relating to
(CHPG). These interventions represent around us what actions were conducted (staff sent, security in the tunnel, which links the
25% of the overall activity of the Monaco Fire missions, post-event psychological unit)? Monegasque road network with the
& Emergency Service. The GPSI is in close contact with the French Metropolitan route 6007 (the former
RAID, particularly in terms of communication RN7).
What is the role of the Police Department’s and training in order to allow the Principality
Protection, Surveillance and Intervention to have a group permanently at the forefront The SNCF rail tunnel emergency plan :
Group (GPSI), equivalent to the French RAID? of the latest intervention techniques. If this binational emergency plan how each
The OR.MO.SE plan sets the framework for necessary, at the request of the Monegasque country should intervene in the event of
operational action and the mobilization of authorities, RAID can reinforce the GPSI a major accident in the tunnel.
resources in the context of a serious and on our territory. However, the Franco-
sudden disaster, of natural or accidental origin. Monegasque agreements do not provide
The Police Department generally plays a role for reciprocity in this area. Thus, no Police services (SDIS 06) with a fire engine, two
of assistance to emergency services, except Department personnel were called upon by Rescue and Assistance Vehicles for Victims
when a plan is initiated requiring specific and the French authorities during the attack on (VSAV) as well as a command vehicle with

significant intervention by the police, whereby 14 July 2016. However, to aid civil security, 14 firefighters, without reducing its own

the Police Department would then take on the the Monaco Fire and Emergency Service operational capacity to deal with a possible
leading role. provided the Alpes-Maritimes emergency incident in the Principality.

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