We have already explained in other articles and writings that risk, crisis, and/or emergency situations can occur at any time. At a given moment, our efforts to prevent them may be overwhelmed by a manifestation of the risk (perhaps unlikely), but with potentially magnified effects or damage.
When prevention and protection are no longer feasible, our work focuses on managing these moments of crisis (emergencies). To do this, on the one hand, we analyze ways to minimize damage. And, at the same time, we prepare to manage them as quickly and efficiently as possible. In an environment as rapidly changing as the one we live in today’s societies, this can be a challenge for any activity.
Municipalities must be organized to deal with any emergency situation (VENTCAT, TRANSCAT, INUNCAT, PLASEQCAT, etc.). The DUPROCIM (Single Municipal Civil Protection Document) is the document that brings together all the plans affecting a given municipality, addresses vulnerable elements, and determines who is responsible for managing the emergency.
We have completed more than fifty DUPROCIMs and participated in the drafting of the Guide to the Single Municipal Civil Protection Document for the Department of the Interior.
Our experience in emergency planning and self-protection has led us to collaborate with the General Directorate of Civil Protection in drafting the Guide to the Single Municipal Civil Protection Document (DUPROCIM). You can access the document at this link: https://interior.gencat.cat/
At the municipal and territorial levels, we have actively participated in establishing the necessary protocols to manage these situations. So much so that we have already developed around fifty DUPROCIMs. Preparing a DUPROCIM involves studying the risks in a specific territory/municipality. Therefore, depending on the resources available, preparing the most appropriate response in the event of an emergency. Some recent examples are Duprocim Cercs and Olvan or Cabrera d’Anoia.