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The Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) has deployed 11 firefighting planes and 1 helicopter from the rescEU reserve.

Strengthening the EU Civil Protection Mechanism

The EU has proposed to update the Regulation of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), integrating financing for health emergency preparedness and response, in order to ensure a comprehensive and integrated EU response to crises.
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K9 units, specially trained police dogs and their handlers, can be vital in emergencies to search for survivors. This K9 team was one of 8 deployed to help with the flood response.

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The quarterly UCPKN Newsletter is full of UCPM-related news, updates from the Community and information on upcoming events, learning opportunities and new resources in the field of civil protection and disaster risk management.
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Stockpiling

EU launches stockpiling strategy to boost crisis preparedness

The European Commission has launched the EU Stockpiling Strategy, a key initiative under the Preparedness Union Strategy (PUS) designed to strengthen Europe's preparedness in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions, climate-related disruptions, and supply chain vulnerabilities exposed by recent crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
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Civil Protection in the Media

A round up of media stories on civil protection matters which are relevant to our community.

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Highlights

Union Civil Protection - Capacity Development

Capacity Development

The Knowledge Network Capacity Development pillar aims to connect, promote and strengthen capacity development initiatives relevant to civil protection and disaster management.
Union Civil Protection - Science & Research

Science & Research

Through the Knowledge Network, the scientific community and operational stakeholders in disaster management have a new space to connect and share knowledge.

Civil protection exercises

The exercise programme of the Knowledge Network offers a variety of civil protection exercises to enhance prevention, preparedness and disaster response.

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Featured projects

COVALEX

COVALEX

Community of Valued Experts in Hydro meteorological and Technological Multi-hazards.
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EWED

Extreme Wildfire Events Data Hub for Improved Decision Making project will set up a testbed and open platform to advance in research and prepare European emergency response systems for extreme wildfires.
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CROSSFLOOD

CROSSFLOOD: Full-scale Exercise Cross Border Flood Response Exercise in a Post Conflict Environment.

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