ESS Third Field test - Vescavo pass - 10/11 of April 2013
The Sospel/Vescavo scenario for demonstrating ESS considers an air-crash in a forested area next to the village Sospel located near the French-Italian borders. The situation includes victims spread in the crash location, a forest fire start which spread from France to the French-Italian borders, an explosion and formation of toxic cloud directed towards an Italian village (Vescavo) next to the borderline.
Date of the event: 11th of April 2013
Venue: Col de Vescavo, Sospel village - French-Italian borders
Organizer: CEREN
Players: Sapeurs-pompiers - Alpes Maritimes department (Fr),Corpo Forestale dello Stato (I), Vigili del Fuoco (I), ESS consortium.
Video available on YouTube here.
Entente pour la forêt Méditerranéenne - Département Essais et recherche (CEREN)
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