Ute på djupt vatten? - Räddningstjänstens förmåga kopplat till översvämningar

Sammanfattning: Increasing climate change is causing a rise in natural disasters. One of the most common natural disasters in Sweden is flooding. Vulnerability is increasing due to urbanization and the removal of green spaces in Swedish cities. In the acute phase of a flooding, the municipal Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) are generally first to respond. In this thesis, the FRS’ management of flooding is reviewed pre-event, during the event and post-event. This was conducted with a literature review and an interview study with twelve Swedish municipal FRS’ as well as three cooperation partners. The selection of municipal FRS’ is varied, both demographically and geographically. The results from the interviews has been divided into Prevention, Operational Activity and Learning and Evaluation. Improvements has been identified across the board, with the most important conclusions being that FRS’ must prioritize the issue to a greater extent than what is done today. This can be done with improvements in cooperation with other actors, both private and public. There is also a need to improve the knowledge of different types of flooding, as the steps taken to manage these are also different, and learning from previous incidents must improve.