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Dipl. ing. Adrian David

Mtg. Narcisa Milian

Services involved in avalanche warning Services involved in avalanche warning and accident preventionand accident prevention

• METEOROLOGICAL SERVICEMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICE• Meteorological and specific snow observations• Weather Forecasting• Avalanche risk estimation – daily bulletins• Warnings in case of a high estimated avalanche risk

• SALVAMONT (Mountain Rescue Team)SALVAMONT (Mountain Rescue Team)• Monitorizing of important touristic risk area• Tourists information about risk conditions• Interventions in case of accidents• Acces forbidding – if necessary –in the areas with high risk (!)

Munţii Carpaţi Munţii Carpaţi

BistriţaBistriţa

Piatra NeamţPiatra Neamţ

ClujCluj

BraşovBraşov

SibiuSibiu

ArgeşArgeş BuşteniBuşteniSinaiaSinaia

PetroşaniPetroşaniLupeniLupeni

GorjGorj

ZărneştiZărneşti

Principalele centre “SALVAMONT”Principalele centre “SALVAMONT”

AlbaAlba

BihorBihor

CaransebeşCaransebeş

Baia MareBaia Mare

Information disseminationInformation dissemination

• Internet sites of the involved services:– www.0salvamont.ro– www.inmh.ro

• Internet sites of mountaneous touristic interess: – www.alpinet.org– www.carpati.org– www.clubulalpinroman.org

• European Services Avalanche site:– www.slf.ch/laworg/map.html

• Ways :

– e-mail to the touristique organizations and clubs

– mass-media

Information disseminationInformation dissemination

• Information about the estimated avalanche risk• Tourists sensibilization:

- Salvamont meeting with the touristic clubs – SKV Sibiu- Book launching: Mihai Tanase “Zapada” (Snow), december 2006- February 2007: initiation in individual avalanche protection

equipments using- March and april 2007 : avalanche rescue procedures -

specialised course for mountain rescue teams- May 2007: initiation in PIEPS equipments, products presentation,

short presentation about avalanches- Conferrence about traumas – Sinaia: short presentation about

avalanches

Information disseminationInformation dissemination

Aims:Aims:

IIn n the the momouuntanntaneous areaseous areas:• Warnings posters

Mass-mediaMass-media:

– Audio, visual and written media (intense mediatisation in the last year)

• warnings • estimated risk and concerned areas • accidents

Information disseminationInformation dissemination

Phone – about meteorological conditions, estimated avalanche risk, state of the mountaneous rutes and skiing areas - to:

– National Mountain Rescue Center– Regional Mountain Rescue Public Services (from the Făgăraş

and Bucegi Mountain area)– Meteorological Services

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• Positive feedback :

– A great number of callings for complete informations about:• snow state and conditions• estimated risk level• accesible areas – restricted areas• restriction duration (especially in week-ends, legal free days and

vacations)

– Professional assistance demands on the high areas sport competitions

• Negative feedback :

– ignoring the warnings of the Mountain Rescue Teams and Meteorological Services – the march 7, 2007 avalanche in the Făgăraş Mountains

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• Extending the number of snow observation locations in other mountain massifs

• Information based on observations made by the mountain rescue teams, in places were there are no meteorological stations

• Displaying the nivo-meteorological bulletins in the starting points to the risk areas

• Proper marking of the risk areas

• Proper legislation about avalanches accidents prevention

• Increasing the educational actions concerning the specific mountaneous conditions and risks, as well as the sportif and recreational activities in the mountain areas, through:

• presentations on the specific sites (touristique, alpine, climbers, etc)• presentations in schools, high-schools and touristique clubs• mass-media

Future developmentFuture development

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