National Days
Civil protection volunteers engage with citizens in squares across Italy, promoting a culture of prevention
Major events of the I don't take risks campaign are the annual National Days. Thousands of trained civil protection volunteers meet citizens all over Italy to spread awareness of natural risks and the behaviors to adopt to reduce their effects.
This initiative focuses on Italian squares, where information points are set up. At these locations, visitors can receive key information about the risks affecting the area, learn about the historical memory of past emergencies, and discover best practices in civil protection through various informative materials.
To promote interaction among citizens and volunteers, the campaign space features different set-ups for different risks, according to the risk covered: the totem, the flood tent, and the timeline. Here is the most relevant information from the last two editions of the campaign.
National Days 2023
The campaign featured an annual double date for the first time in its history. During the weekend of May 20 and 21, in 20 squares organized in the regions of Campania, Liguria, Lombardy, Molise, and Veneto, civil protection volunteers raised awareness of volcanic risk in the Phlegraean area and forest fire risk, which made its official debut after being tested on April 16 during the "Civil Protection Days" in Rome.
In Campania, specifically, information points on volcanic risk were set up in all the municipalities of the Phlegraean red zone to inform citizens about prevention and the behaviors to adopt in the operational phases of attention, pre-alarm, and alarm that precede a possible eruption.
On October 14 and 15, volunteers met citizens in more than 700 squares across all regions and autonomous provinces to discuss earthquake, flood, tsunami, forest fire, and volcanic risk. On this occasion, the new multi-risk communication product on good civil protection practices, replacing traditional leaflets and cards, was distributed for the first time.
National Day 2024
The 2024 edition took place on Sunday, October 13, in alignment with the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. This initiative, which concluded the events of National Civil Protection Week, saw the active participation of thousands of volunteers. They set up information points in over 400 squares across Italy to raise awareness about effective behaviors that can help mitigate risks.