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Aerial Forest Firefighting

Aerial Emergency Response Conference

By Knowledge Network – Staff member

The conference is part of the Aerial Firefighting and Search & Rescue Europe event taking place in Nîmes, France.

Key information

Date(s)
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Location
Nîmes, France
Attendance type
Face-to-face

Description

The Aerial Firefighting and Search & Rescue Europe event (conference and exhibition) will feature the largest exhibition to date, demonstrations and a focused two-day conference programme, including a dedicated session on the research and innovation dimension, making this an essential event to attend for science, new technologies and methods, and industrial opportunities for future air fleets.

The conference will share both scientific (18 May) and practitioners (19-20 May) perspectives on different aspects of aerial firefighting. Among many speakers, DG ECHO's Hans Das, Director Emergency Response and rescEU, and Claire Kowalewski, Emergency Response & Policy Officer, will contribute to the discussions.