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This story celebrates Michonne, a dedicated search and rescue dog trained by the Spanish School of Rescue and Detection with Dogs (ESDP).
The CERIS Workshop: 'Solutions for First Responders' is taking place on 27 March, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.
Brussels, BelgiumFace-to-face
Workshop
This report offers an overview of the use of drones in rescue and civil protection operations that could become reality before 2030.
25 November 2024
Reports and booksPreparednessPreventionRecoveryResponseall Europe/EUAI, RPAS & remote sensingAnticipation and foresightCritical InfrastructureRisk awareness & communicationRisk reduction & assessmentSearch & RescueSituational awareness
This report identifies air traffic management challenges that need to be addressed in a systemic manner to enable the optimal use of UAS.
25 November 2024
Reports and booksResponseall Europe/EUAI, RPAS & remote sensingRisk awareness & communicationSearch & RescueSituational awareness
One month after the earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria, this map offers an overview of the EU response.
Next EFA-Roundtable on Green Hydrogen Technologies will take place on 12 and 13 of October 2023 in Brussels.
Face-to-face
On the occasion of International Women’s day, we spoke to Esther El Haddad, Deputy Team Leader, Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC).
Exercise Planning Meeting from 4 to 6 September 2023 for the EU MODEX in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) exercise in Montana, Bulgaria 2. to 6. October 2023 with a successful IER of HSZAR, MUSAR Hungary.
The fifth EU MODEX, hosted by the Austrian Red Cross from October 23-26, united international teams for a complex civil protection exercise.
EU MODEX for Lot 3 concluded in Montana, Bulgaria, assessing USAR modules in deployment simulations.
From 17 to 21 October 2024, an EU MODEX exercise took place in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy, as part of the EU MODEX Cycle 12 (2024-2026).
European Diversity Conference for the leadership of Fire and Rescue Services, on April 24th and 25th 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Copenhagen, DenmarkFace-to-face
Evaluation of new technologies to boost disaster resilience and awareness among vulnerable groups while addressing ethical and inclusion issues.
4 November 2025
Research papersPreparednessPreventionall Europe/EURisk awareness & communicationSearch & Rescue
This is a short presentation of the process of a Exercise Planning Meeting (EPM) for a EU MODEX in Lot 3.
The FIEP webinar on "Involvement of women in the fire world" will take place on 8 March 2023 from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm.
Online
The aim of the project is to improve civil protection
preparedness and response capabilities of Armenia in dealing
with large, complex disasters.
preparedness and response capabilities of Armenia in dealing
with large, complex disasters.
On July 9th, 2024, a flood rescue exercise was conducted on the Danube River in Budapest. The demonstration showcased the coordinated efforts of multi
18 December 2024
FloodResponseall Europe/EUSearch & Rescue
The document provides a general overview of the training of voluntary firefighters in Germany and it also applies to the professional fire brigades.
17 April 2025
Training materialReports and booksMulti-hazardResponseGermanyEducation & TrainingSearch & RescueClimate changeEnvironmental degradation
Gizem Doğan, a 24-year-old biology student from Istanbul, actively volunteers in several non-governmental organisations.
Workshop and 3rd Meeting of the Global Initiative on Resilience to Natural Hazards through AI Solutions hosted by the European Commission
Brussels, BelgiumHybrid
Workshop
The workshop and final conference of the Search & Rescue project will take place on 8 and 9 May 2023 in Athens, Greece.
Athens, GreeceFace-to-face
A devastating earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale served as the scenario for a full-scale civil protection exercise in Germany.
From 29-31 March 2023, in Yerevan, Armenia, the Main Planning Conference was held for the exercise which is the final phase of the HOPE FSX project.
Yerevan, ArmeniaFace-to-face
Rescue dogs, often termed as unsung heroes, play a pivotal role in life-saving missions, especially during disasters and calamities.