Appendix 1 E-mail questionnaire given to the security officials of the Civil

Appendix 1

E-mail questionnaire given to the security officials of the Civil Protection Network and Steering Group for PA Secure

Dear recipient,

We contact you as representatives of project ”Resit - Situational Picture of Volunteerism for Societal Resilience in the Baltic Sea Region”.

The aim of the project is to create a situational picture of how authorities and volunteers in the fire and rescue field co-operate in man-made or natural disasters in Baltic Sea Region and how volunteers could participate in managing or preventing significant disasters. The aim of the project is to promote volunteer use and activities and to create recommendations for that matter.

Our project was presented in CBSS steering group meeting in 2th April due to Joint position 4. by Jari Honkanen from Ministry of the Interior Finland. As Jari told you we would kindly ask your assistance in answering underneath questions concerning your country. The gathered information is also used in applying EU-funding for a project where recommendations are promoted in a more pragmatic level.

Here are the questions we would ask you to answer or direct to a person who could assist us with the questions:

How does your legislation define the role of volunteers? Is the role of volunteers generally recognized within authorities?

When thinking of voluntary actors in your country (organisations or others), who are the relevant targets for this project in your opinion?

Also, who are the relevant local authorities (city level) who are relevant for this project in your opinion?

What kind of activities do volunteers participate in your country (in fire and rescue)?

How is the role of volunteers defined in national and local (cities) preparedness plans/guidelines for significant disasters?

In your country, which kind of co-operation structures (for example regular meetings, forums etc) are there for co-operation between authorities and volunteers?

How are the voluntary activities funded in your country?

Who trains the volunteers and to which tasks/activities they are trained for?

In addition we are interested in your general opinions of subject: what are in your opinion the most crucial aspects to take into account when thinking of volunteer participation to fire and rescue field in Baltic Sea region or in your country?

We ask you to send us your anwers within three weeks, by 8th of May.

After gathering abovementioned information we are planning to do a questionnary and interviews to relevant actors.

Additional information of Resit- project: The project is directed by Ministry of The Interior of Finland and funded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. It´s carried out by The Finnish National Rescue Association (SPEK) in co-operation with Danish Civil Protection League, Frederiksborg Fire and Rescue Service and Liepaja Municipal Police/Union of the Baltic Cities.

Best regards, The representative of project ReSit; name and contact details here