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   In early August, a team of Dutch firefighters, who were strategically prepositioned in northwestern Spain via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, quickly joined a firefighting operation around Pontevedra and helped contain a fire.

Upcoming Training Opportunities in EU Civil Protection

By Knowledge Network – Staff memberPublished on

This autumn, two major EU Civil Protection initiatives: EWED Hackathon and SUNSHINE Training Seminars will bring experts together to strengthen Europe’s disaster preparedness.

Wildfires

Two major EU initiatives are strengthening disaster preparedness this autumn:

  • EWED Training Event & Hackathon (21–23 October 2025, Wageningen, Netherlands)

    Experts in wildfire management and meteorology will meet to exchange knowledge and develop solutions for understanding extreme wildfire events.

  • SUNSHINE Training Seminars (starting 24–28 November 2025, Tallinn, Estonia)

    Civil protection practitioners are invited to express interest in a new series of seminars focused on using EU Space tools, such as Copernicus and Galileo for improved disaster resilience.

  • EWED Online Training Event for Scandinavian countries (11 - 25 November 2025, online)

Together, these events are helping to enhance Europe’s capacity to predict, prepare for, and respond to complex emergencies.

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