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The role of the Italian National Fire and Rescue Service for the protection of cultural heritage during emergency

Published on 7 July 2025
The Italian firefighters’ role in protecting cultural heritage and their expertise in stabilising and shoring up at-risk cultural heritage buildings
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The role of the Italian National Fire and Rescue Service for the protection of cultural heritage during emergency
Author details
Bolognese, Ciro - Structural Engineer, Fire Chief - Alessandria Fire Brigade, National Fire and Rescue Service, Italy
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ISSN 2975-190X – ISBN 978-88-6864-548-9

Following a disaster, Italy activates the National Civil Protection Service to manage the emergency. The Italian National Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is the core component of the Service and has a long tradition in interventions for the protection of cultural heritage.

This paper describes the activities of the NFRS during an emergency, particularly the procedures applied for damaged buildings. In conclusion, the paper shows the results achieved by applying the procedures in place to a church damaged by the 2016 Central Italy earthquake.

KEYWORDS: cultural heritage, firefighters, response, earthquakes, prevention, aftershocks. In PROCULTHER-NET 2 Project. Technical Bulletin N. 4, December 2024, pp 57 - 64

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Hazard types

Earthquake Flood

DRM Phases

Prevention Recovery

Geographic focus

Italy

Sectors

Cultural Heritage