Mandatory Fire Prevention Plans will be introduced for every municipality and region. These plans will include mapping of ...

Civil defense is a system designed to protect civilians during emergencies. These emergencies can include wars, natural ...

From floods and forest fires to earthquakes—the frequency and intensity of natural disasters is increasing. This also means ...

Dec. 4, 2002 — EU Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstrom recently launched the European Commission’s first Civil Protection Forum in Brussels (28-29 November 2002). The aim of the forum was to ...

The Council today approved conclusions on strengthening whole-of-society resilience in the context of civil protection, including preparedness for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear ...

Large-scale emergencies often trigger a secondary crisis: the sudden loss of communications. Floods, fires, earthquakes, or cyberattacks can knock out established infrastructure within minutes, ...

How can we ensure reliable communication during a disaster when mobile networks are congested? Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT have found an answer to ...

For the first time in 35 years, the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) is warning of war. The agency emphasises that Germany is one of the safest countries, but a new ...

LEIGH TO JUST NORTH OF THE PROPERTY. WELL, BEING PREPARED TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE IN TIMES OF DANGER AND DISASTER IS THE JOB OF OUR MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS AND TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON SAFETY ...