CASCADE`19 - EU Civil Portection Exercice Start › News < back 28 May 2019 CASCADE´19 is a European civil protection exercise that will take place in Portugal between 28 May and 1 June 2019, organized by the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority, in collaboration with the Directorate-General of the Maritime Authority, being co-financed by European Commission within the framework of the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism. Teams from Spain, France, Belgium, Germany and Croatia participate in the exercise, mobilizing a total of more than 3000 participants, foreigners and Portuguese. It aims to test and train the response to multiple emergency situations that may occur in a cascade (earthquake, floods, chemical accident, dam rupture and maritime pollution) in national territory. It is a LIVEX (Live Exercise) with more than 60 different scenarios, in the districts of Lisbon, Aveiro, Évora and Setúbal. More informations cascade2019.pt