I denne forbindelse skal det endnu en gang præciseres, at medlemsstaterne ikke bare kan og må fritages fra deres ansvar i forbindelse med bekæmpelse af naturkatastrofer, men at det naturligvis i første omgang fortsat er medlemsstaternes opgave og ansvar at forebygge, at udruste og uddanne brandvæsenerne og dernæst gennemføre egnede bekæmpelsesforanstaltninger.
In this case, the point must be clearly made, once again, that responsibility for dealing with natural disasters simply cannot and should not be taken out of the Member States' hands: on the contrary, it is primarily their responsibility, and it lies within their authority, to take preventive measures and to ensure that fire services have the best possible equipment and training so that they can combat disasters effectively.