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Philippe Besson

Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel, Professional Fire Officer, Haute-Vienne Fire and Rescue Service (France), former Head of the Territorial Division, Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, European projects focal point, Departmental technical advisor for rescue and clearing (USAR3) and building disorders, preventionist (PRV2), head of radiological risk intervention cell CMIR (RAD3), forest fires (FDF3) and mountain rescue (SMO1), team leader NRBC , Acting deputy departmental director of the Haute-Vienne SDIS in 2003. Trainer for natural risks, RCCI specialist (Research of the Causes and Circumstances of Fire) and forensic fire expert – inspector for the assessment of building disorders, field safety and advanced training for the UN. International emergency missions : 2020 COVID19 : team leader for the deployment of the team in France to assist population, 2018 Indonesia: team leader of the USAR team for earthquake/tsunami in Palu, 2018 Madagascar: rescue mission in Madagascar after the typhoon AVA, 2017 St Martin/Madagascar: rescue mission in St Martin (French province) after the hurricane IRMA and in Madagascar after the cyclone ENAWO’s flooding devastation 2016 Ecuador/Haiti: rescue mission for the earthquake and storm 2015 Nepal/Madagascar: rescue mission for the earthquake in Nepal and floods in Madagascar 2014 Bosnia: relief mission following the devastating flooding in the Balkans; production and distribution of drinking water 2013 Philippines: relief mission in the aftermath of the Yolanda typhoon, set up of mobile advanced medical posts (AMP) for the care-management of the injured, first-aid and medical evacuation. Production and distribution of 40m3/day of drinking water in Guiuan 2013 Madagascar: relief mission in Tulear, in the aftermath of the Hurana typhoon, set up of an advanced medical post (AMP) for the care-management of the injured and damage assessment mission 2012 Madagascar: 2 relief missions in the aftermath of the Giovanna typhoon, Giovanna, medical support at the Brickaville hospital 2012 Congo: Structural damage assessment mission and support of the UNDAC team after the explosion of an ammunition depot in Brazzaville 2010 Haiti: 4 relief missions on the quake sites of Port au Prince and Jacmel ; rescue of 2 children buried alive under rubble 2009: relief mission after the Aquila earthquake in Italy and the Padang quake in Sumatra; flood relief mission in Burkina Faso 2008 Haiti: 4 first-aid missions, water purification and expert assessment in the wake of the hurricane 2007 Greece/Macedonia: emergency relief mission and technical support to the authorities combating forest fires in the Peloponnese 2006 Indonesia (Java Island) and Pakistan: emergency relief mission in the wake of the Yogyakarta quake and assistance to the wounded in the disadvantaged village communities; post-quake humanitarian aid mission in Balakot 2005 Pakistan: emergency rescue mission in the wake of the Balakot earthquake ; K9 search of victims trapped in the rubbles. Program/Project implementation: 2015-2020: Project with the fire service with the province of Guian/Samar 2008-2010: Project to create the first Fire Department in Diego Suarez (Madagascar) 2005-2007: Support of the Fire Department in Pozega and Cacak (Serbia) with training, equipment, trucks and the first school for young firefighters 2015: Reclassification INSARAG as USAR Medium team - Operation focal point 2013: Team leader of the rescue team INSARAG PUI FRA01 for the typhoon Haiyan in Philipines 2012: Structure assessment for the UNDAC team in Brazzaville after explosion 2008-2011: Official report after analysis of national risks in Kosovo for Department of Emergency Management with French Embassy and Minister of Internal Affairs in Pristina Proposals of several measures to strengthen the presence of the Fire Brigade in Kosovo 2010: Classification as USAR Medium team by INSARAG 2009: Team leader for the rescue operation in Padang (earthquake November 2009) 2007: Earthquake preparedness program and training – Seismic risk in North Pakistan 2006: Rescue team leader in Java for earthquake 2005 : Earthquake preparedness program and training for schools in Istanbul /Turkey 2005: Team leader for rescue operation in Pakistan (earthquake October 2005) 2004: Leader of the first team for rescue operation to the tsunami in Indonesia 2003: Inventor of the earthquake simulator - Team leader for rescue operation to the earthquake in Boumerdes (Algeria) 2002: Training of the civil protection teams in Izmit (Turkey) The PUI team have extensive experience in international emergency situations, training and prevention missions: Preventive missions and international training 2017-2019: Training in USAR for Spain and Philippines teams, Training in Bosnia about traffic accident for firefighters 2012-2015: Training for the CERT in Tajikistan for AKDN 2016: Bosnia: training in forest fire for fire service 2015: Paraguay: rope rescue and USAR training for civil protection - Portugal: training of trainers for Portuguese civil protection in Setubal (European expert exchange program) - Morocco: training in first-aid for a rescue team in Fez - Bosnia: training in apparatus equipment for fire brigade 2014: - France: road rescue extrication techniques, training of Bosnian and Paraguayan firefighters, - Philippines: first-aid training of IOM trainers and training of Guiuan firefighters : fire fighting techniques, road rescue, rope rescue, driving a pump truck…,(2015-2019), - Jakarta: K9 & USAR training/assessment of “Jakarta Rescue” 2013: - Madagascar: post-cyclone assessment - Tajikistan: USAR training of local rescue teams (as per INSARAG guidelines) - Paraguay: operational management and command training for firefighters 2012: - Tajikistan: USAR training of local rescue teams (CERT)