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Working together to reduce Rural Fire risks to Tourists Role of Safe Communities Portugal
Introduction
Prevention
Protection
Awareness
Communication
Who we are Non- profit registered association in areas of crime prevention and public safety, run by professional volunteers Target - international community – residents, visitors and tourists Registered in Nov 2012 as SCA (named changed to SCP in Dec 2014)
Who we are Eleven protocols with, MAI, PSP, GNR, SEF, ANPC and AMAL work closely with Judicial Police Close collaboration with Embassies, plus tourism boards and municipalities Two websites combing work of law enforcement authorities and civil protection Funding through donations
Our communication with government
Ministry of Internal
SGIFR SEF ICNF
Administration
GNR IPMA
Safe Communities
Portugal
PSP ANPC
ASAE INEM Civil
Embassies Protection
PJ Bombeiros Security
Around 150 contacts
Utilidade Publica – 18 de maio de 2018
No dia 18 de maio de 2018, o Conselho de
Ministros declarou a Associação SCP Safe
Communities Portugal uma Entidade de
Utilidade Pública – Despacho n.º 4939/2018
– Diário da República n.º 96/2018, Série II
de 2018-05-18”
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Why Safety and Security is important to
the Tourism industry
• UNWTO 1996 - Safety and security are vital to providing quality
in tourism. More than any other economic activity, the success
or failure of a tourism destination depends on being able to
provide a safe and secure environment for visitors”.
• ABTA survey 2015 - Safety and security no 1 priority among
holiday makers
Specific Objectives • In the context of the Algarve as a safe destination, creating greater awareness of most prevalent crime targeted at tourists and public safety issues • Fostering greater collaboration with the tourism industry concerning their role in promoting greater crime prevention and public safety awareness • Identifying and providing advice concerning emerging crimes which may affect tourists on holiday in Portugal • Creating greater awareness of public safety issues and provide appropriate advice – such as rural fires, safety at beaches etc • Expanding our reach to engage tourists using all available media
Communications
Communication method Statistics
Register for newsletter 1200
Website visitors per day (April 18) 1584
Website page visits per day (April 18) 4081
Website – countries reached 91
Facebook (likes) 13,042
Seminars and exhibitions 2018 5
Presentations 12
News media (2018) 52
Enquiries per day (2018) 6-8
Penamacor - Castelo Branco
Radio “Crime Check” feature
KissFm Radio - Last Sunday each Month – 09h15
85 Crime check features since 2015 – Most regularly topics
• Crime prevention advice for tourists
• Scams and frauds
• Rural fire awareness and prevention
• Government bulletins concerning public safety
issues
• Cybercrime
• Crime trends and awareness
Several urgent features for instance, covering Rural fires in 2017
and Albufeira flooding in 2015Our websites
For Tourists
Villas Late night out
Hotels On the Beach
On the Road Rural fire prevention
Out and about EmergenciesOur Protocol with Ministry of Internal Administration
• Development of the SCP website to supply foreign
tourists with advice about crime prevention
• Support in the production and distribution of
informative pamphlets
• Organisation of presentations on topics related to the
safety of foreign tourists
• Supply of informative content to be used in the
preparation of crime prevention for various media
channels aimed at foreign touristsPublic Safety - Safe Tourism objectives
• Promoting awareness – rural fires
• Prevention – risk reduction – Critical Period
• Information - Dissemination of warnings in
English
• Providing disaster situation reports - SITREPS
• Assisting public during emergencies
Download from www.safecommunitiesportugal.com and www.safecommunitiesalgarve.comRural Fires Land
Cleaning
Rural
Aftermath Prevention
Fires
ProtectionCommunity Awareness/Prevention Rural Fires Section Land cleaning Prevention During Fires Aftermath
Risks/Weather/Warnings
Enhancing tourists awareness of rural fire risks
www.safecommunitiesportugal.com civil protection forest firesICNF/IPMA Fire Risk – Outside Critical Fire period
Introduced 15th June 2018Dissemination of ANPC/IPMA Weather Warnings
Protection - Our role during a crisis
• Preparing regular SITREPS in English
• Liaison with government departments
• Liaison with Embassies
• Dealing with public enquiries
• Providing assistance to government as required
• Providing assistance to the public
• Monitoring social media and correcting misinformationSafe Village – Safe people
During Fires – MAI- ANPC Video Series
Eleven part series
• If you are near a fire
• If a fire approaches your home
• In case of evacuation
• In case of confinement within
building
• If you get surrounded by fire
In Portuguese with English sub-titlesDisaster updates/warnings by Facebook
Event Reached Shared
Flooding warning 2015 1st November 302
Albufeira flooding November 2015 102,637 908
Flood warning 7th May 2016 47,348 264
Madeira Fires 2016 137,898 811
Monchique Fires 2016 137,234 1115
Pedrogao Grande 18th June 2017 176,710 1404
Forest Fires – Sitrep 13th August 2017 79,023 650
Forest fires – Sitrep 14th October 2017 58,137 669
www.facebook.com/scalgarveTourist activities Challenges – Awareness – Prevention - Protection • Motor caravans increasing - against lack of parking space • Local Lodging (AL) – occupants may not be aware of fire risk • Campsites – lack of safety information on many • Wild/free camping • Development of tourism in remote areas • 4 x 4s activity – Safari tours Lima Escape Entre Ambos-os-Rios
Tourist activities - Fire Risk
Priorities 2018 – Civil protection
• All local lodging properties (AL) in rural areas to have crime prevention and fire
protection notices clearly displayed – Safe Tourism Program 2018 – MAI
• The “Safe Village – Safe People” PowerPoint currently available in Portuguese, to
be translated into English for non-Portuguese
• Seminar RTA – SCP concerning safety and security local lodging
• Projects aimed at collaborating more closely with property letting and
management businesses aimed at improving safety and security
• Reaching foreign communities in more isolated areas
• Collaboration with Landworks – Firewise CommunitiesThank You
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