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FwDV 500 Feuerwehr-Dienstvorschrift 500 / Fire Department Service…
The FwDV 500 describes the procedures of German fire brigades during CBRN incidents.
23 December 2025
Training materialReports and booksCBRNEPreparednessResponseGermanyAnticipation and foresightEducation & TrainingChanging security landscapeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developments
Gefahrstoff Bahn - hazardous substance railway
This worksheet presents a specific operational scenario, in this case a freight wagon loaded with wood, which has caught fire.
5 February 2026
Training materialGermanyEducation & Training
German strategy for strengthening resilience to disasters – Implementation…
A holistic approach to strengthening resilience and creating a strategic framework.
29 October 2025
Policies and plansBiologicalChemicalEnvironmentalExtraterrestrialGeohazardsMeteorological & HydrologicalMulti-hazardSocietalPreparednessPreventionRecoveryResponseGermanyAnticipation and foresightResilienceRisk reduction & assessmentChanging security landscapeClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developmentsUrbanisation
Guide for Emergency Preparedness and Correct Action in Emergency…
A guide from the German Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) on population preparedness.
23 December 2025
Guidelines and manualsPreparednessGermany
Holistic Risk Management at the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
How a project of the Task Force "Risk Management" of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation improved contingency planning in all its institutions.
8 July 2025
Good practices and lessons learntResearch papersMulti-hazardRecoveryResponseGermanyall Europe/EUCultural HeritageClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Investigation into the effectiveness of disinfectants for use in…
This document examines disinfectants for fast, effective and safe disinfection of personal protective equipment and operational materials.
22 December 2025
Reports and booksBiologicalPreparednessResponseGermanyHealthChanging security landscapeClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developmentsUrbanisation
Local emergency support hubs
Experiences, good practice and obstacles in implementing the concept of local emergency support hubs and their positioning in the warning system.
6 November 2025
Good practices and lessons learntPreparednessResponseGermanyResilience
Management von Pulverfunden / Management of powder finds - Information for…
Procedures and first-response guidance for handling suspicious powders and hazardous substances, including ATF support and sample management.
23 December 2025
Guidelines and manualsTraining materialCBRNEResponseGermanyall Europe/EUEducation & TrainingChanging security landscapeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developments
New strategy to protect the population in Germany
A political and strategic framework programme for civil protection in Germany from 2010.
22 December 2025
Policies and plansBiologicalChemicalEnvironmentalGeohazardsMeteorological & HydrologicalMulti-hazardSocietalTechnologicalPreparednessResponseGermanyAnticipation and foresightEducation & TrainingResilienceRisk awareness & communicationRisk reduction & assessmentChanging security landscapeClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developments
Personnel Decontamination Site NRW
The concept uses federal decontamination trucks and state casualty decontamination units within a two-stage alert and deployment system.
5 February 2026
Guidelines and manualsCBRNEPreparednessResponseGermany
Preparedness Networks for Cultural Property Protection in Germany
The cultural institutions preparedness networks to draw up emergency plans and organise training courses for managing crisis situations in Germany
8 July 2025
Case studiesReports and booksMulti-hazardPreparednessGermanyall Europe/EUCultural HeritageChanging security landscapeEnvironmental degradation
PROCULTHER-NET Project. Technical Bulletin N. 5, July 2025
The fifth issue of the PROCULTHER-NET publication with latest updates and lessons learnt on the protection of cultural heritage at risk.
4 September 2025
Reports and booksGood practices and lessons learntEarthquakeFloodPreventionResponseGermanyItalyall Europe/EUCultural Heritage
PROCULTHER-NET Project. Technical Bulletin N. 1, March 2023
The first issue of the PROCULTHER-NET publication with the state of the art and lessons learnt on the protection of cultural heritage at risk.
17 April 2025
MiscellaneousGood practices and lessons learntMulti-hazardGermanyItalyWestern Balkans & Türkiyeall Europe/EUCultural HeritageClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Project: Protection of drinking water supplies against attacks with CBRN…
The aim of this project was to increase the protection of the population against substances in drinking water that pose a health risk.
16 January 2026
Research papersCBRNEResponseGermanyall Europe/EURisk reduction & assessment
Providing first-aid to movable cultural heritage: a modular table system
Providing first-aid to movable cultural heritage: a modular table system in PROCULTHER-NET Project. Technical Bulletin N. 1, March 2023 pp. 19-23
7 July 2025
Case studiesMulti-hazardRecoveryResponseGermanyall Europe/EUCultural HeritageClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developments
Rahmenkonzept zur Dekontamination verletzter Personen der Bund-Länder…
This document formulates a nationwide recommendation for the decontamination of injured persons.
23 December 2025
Guidelines and manualsPolicies and plansCBRNEResponseGermanyEducation & TrainingEvacuationHealthChanging security landscapeTechnological developments
Rahmenkonzeption für den CBRN-Schutz (ABC-Schutz) / CBRN Framework Concept
Framework Concept for CBRN Protection outlining a standardised, capability-oriented system for civil protection across multiple CBRN scenarios.
23 December 2025
Policies and plansCBRNEPreparednessGermanyChanging security landscapeTechnological developments
Rapid and mobile detection of gaseous hazardous substances using GC-IMS…
Study on rapid, mobile detection of gaseous hazardous substances using GC-IMS for civil security, validated under realistic scenarios.
29 October 2025
Research papersCBRNEPreparednessResponseGermanyall Europe/EUEducation & TrainingChanging security landscapeTechnological developments
Sampling Recommendations for Hazardous Material Civil Protection
This guide provides standardised procedures for safely and effectively sampling hazardous materials during civil protection operations.
5 February 2026
Guidelines and manualsCBRNEGermany
Scenarios, evaluation, and measurement technology for the release of…
This document aims to simplify the selection of measuring instruments and methods for non-scientific end users, based on application scenarios.
22 December 2025
Reports and booksGuidelines and manualsChemicalPreventionGermanyChanging security landscapeTechnological developments
SiLK – Guidelines for the Protection of Cultural Property
SiLK is a free online tool that helps cultural institutions like museums, libraries and archives to evaluate the potential risks for their collections
8 July 2025
Guidelines and manualsAir PollutionMulti-hazardPreparednessPreventionGermanyall Europe/EUCultural HeritageEducation & TrainingChanging security landscapeClimate changeEnvironmental degradationTechnological developments
Strategiekonzept für die CBRN-Züge der Feuerwehr Hamburg / Strategy…
A strategic concept for the CBRN units of the Hamburg Fire Department, in which equipment is to be adapted and personnel restructured.
23 December 2025
Research papersCBRNEPreparednessGermanyRisk reduction & assessment
Systematische Identifikation von Einflussfaktoren auf die Effektivität des…
The aim of this work is to break down the decontamination process into individual influencing factors in order to investigate efficiency.
23 December 2025
Reports and booksCBRNEPreparednessResponseGermany
Taktische Einsatzgrundsätze für den Bereick ABC-Erkundung / Tactical…
This document presents coordinated operational principles for the detection of CBRN substances.
23 December 2025
Guidelines and manualsCBRNEPreparednessGermanyEducation & TrainingHealthRisk reduction & assessmentChanging security landscapeTechnological developments
The Organisation Of Decontamination For Personal Protective Equipment …
The study analyses the decontamination process that is currently used in Germany, North America and Poland.
19 December 2025
Research papersGuidelines and manualsCBRNEPreparednessResponseGermanyPoland