Cultural heritage sector planning in the Campi Flegrei area on bradyseismic and volcanic risk: the National Civil Protection Exercise “EXE Campi Flegrei 2024”

Calabrò, Giovanna; Gonzales, Emilio; Martini, Claudio; Mercuri, Cosmo; Papa, Simona; Piacentini, Veronica; Renzulli, Stefania - Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Civil Protection Department, Italy

ISSN 2975-190X – ISBN 978-88-6864-548-9

In the framework of national civil protection exercises, Italy organised a drill activity in the Campi Flegrei area in 2024, called “Exe Flegrei 2024,” structured in three phases. This activity aimed to test the emergency planning developed to deal with both the bradyseism phenomenon and volcanic risk in the Flegrei area.

Bradyseism is a deformation of the ground involving phases of slow subsidence alternating with phases of more rapid uplift, the latter generally accompanied by shallow, low-magnitude earthquakes.

The first two exercise phases, in tabletop mode, took place in April and May 2024 and focused on the bradyseismic phenomenon. This phenomenon has triggered a new eruptive phase of activity since 2005 that further intensified in 2023. The third exercise phase, in Full-scale mode, took place in October 2024 and focused on volcanic risk. All the above exercises included specific activities on safeguarding cultural heritage in emergencies.

KEYWORDS: volcanic risk, trainings, exercises, cultural heritage, preparedness. In PROCULTHER-NET 2 Project. Technical Bulletin N. 4, December 2024, pp 29 - 35

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