News Archive
- 23/09/2008(CEF)
[Course] Training course on “International emergency operations and humanitarian assistance”
The Italian Department of Civil Protection (DPC), in cooperation with the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa jointly on humanitarian emergency and assistance.
- 16/07/2008(THW / DDSC)
[Generic] Draft “Assessment Manual of Best Practices in Various Types of Emergencies” under international review
As reported earlier here a project co-funded by the European Commission as Grant Agreement driven by the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) and the Department for Civil Defence/Civil Protection France (DDSC) aims to establish an “Assessment Manual of Best Practices in Various Types of Emergencies”.
- 03/06/2008(CEF)
[Course] STEP Project - Short Course on Post-Earthquake Buildings safety and damage assessment
From 16th to 20th June 2008 at Eucentre - Pavia (Italy)
- 28/01/2008(THW)
[Course] 1st OPM in 5th Cycle completed
19 coordination experts qualified for missions in the framework of the European Mechanism at Neuhausen, January 12th to 18th
- 23/01/2008(THW)
[EVA] Two last "Train the Trainers" Workshops to be conducted in February 2008
4-6 February 2008 in Neuhausen (Germany) and 11-13 February 2008 in Kristinehamn (Sweden)
- 19/11/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Consensus Conference - Verona Charter on the rescue of persons with disabilities in case of disasters
The event was held on 8th and 9th November 2007 in Peschiera del Garda (Italy) organized by the ULSS 20 Verona (Italy) in co-operation with the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Department of Civil Protection in coordination with the European Commission.
- 26/10/2007(CEF)
Train the Trainers Workshop
Train the Trainers Workshop by THW, SGSP and CEFRIEL conducted from October 22nd to 25th.
- 10/10/2007(CEF)
Training Course on 'International Emergency Operations and Humanitarian Assistance'
Second Edition of the training course, from 15 to 26 October 2007.
- 24/09/2007(CEF)
- 24/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Financial Instrument for the Civil Protection
The EU Commission publish the Decision 2007/606/CE, Euratom.
- 21/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] R.E.A.S. Exposition of equipment for emergency services
From 5 to 7 October 2007, Brescia (Italy).
- 21/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Emergency Services Show 2007
Improving Emergency Response. 28th and 29th November 2007, Stoneleigh Park, Coventry (UK).
- 11/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] International exchange at the italian firefighters institute
On the next 14 and 15 September.
- 11/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Final report into potential breaches of biosecurity at the Pirbright site (UK)
Document make by HSE (UK).
- 11/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on "School Education and Disaster Risk Reduction"
From 8 to 10 October 2007, Bangkok - Thailand.
- 11/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] FLOODFIGHTERS 2007 - A Conference and Workshop to respond to Climate Change
On 18 and 19 October 2007 at University of Warwick (UK).
- 11/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] EU eyes fire-fighting service
A EU permanent fast intervention force.
- 11/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Flood Review website launched for public comments
Lessons Learned into this summer's floods by Sir Michael Pitt.
- 03/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] For a safe tourism
The Italian Civil Protection publishes a vade-mecum for the mountain trip.
- 03/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] E-learning and firefighters
New methodology of study for the passage of professional profile to Team Voluntary Chief.
- 03/09/2007(CEF)
[Exercise] Winter Willow Exercise (UK)
Published on UK Resilience website the lesson learned document.
- 03/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Forest fire and environmental management
A technical report on forest fire as an ecological factor.
- 03/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Chemical Accidents (Seveso II) - Implementation
Report on Member States' progress in implementing the "Seveso II" Directive.
- 03/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Perù earthquake
The cooperation between the World Food Programme and Italian Civil Protection Department continues.
- 03/09/2007(CEF)
[Generic] "Greek fires: Commission reiterates its sadness and welcomes European solidarity"
In the follow Commission representatives messages, in relation to the events occurred in Greece in August.
- 01/09/2007(CEF)
[Survey] EVA Survey service
EVA Portal offers a new service wich allows its community members to express their opinion on specific questions.
- 31/08/2007Petteri Taitto - Project Leader - Crisis Management Centre - Hulkontie - FINLAND
[Exercise] Barents Rescue 2007
Exercise in Saariselkä, Inari, northern Finland on next 18-21 October, 2007.
- 31/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] IDRC 2007 – International Disaster Reduction Conference
Harbin China, from 21 to 25 August 2007.
- 31/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] The organization of the fire services in several European Countries
The Italian National Firefighters Corp publish on its website the description of fire service system in different European countries.
- 31/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] The volunteers in firefighters in Europe
The Italian National Firefighters Corp publishes a document on volunteers activities.
- 31/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Civil protection forum
After 5 years to the first edition of the forum, on 22 November 2007 in Brussels the european event open to the second edition.
- 18/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] First Aid Convention in Europe "FACE 2007"
The Societies of Red Cross in competition in a game.
- 18/07/2007(CEF)
[Exercise] Valtellina (Italy): new exercises
To commemorate the 20 years recurrence from the tragic event.
- 18/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Securing organ heritage from natural risks
A peculiar initiative promoted by Legambiente, Salvarte and Italian Department of Civil Protection.
- 18/07/2007(CEF)
[Exercise] THW and Italian Civil Protection
An example of exchange of experiences and knowledge.
- 18/07/2007(CEF)
[Exercise] New naval simulator for italian firefighters
In region Calabria (Italy) was just completed the installation of a new structure for the exercises.
- 18/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] World Police & Fire Games - Adelaide 2007
An opportunity for professional exchange and agreement among operators of the field of Civil Protection.
- 10/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Psychology in emergency
Activities in Civil Protection for the psychological assistance.
- 10/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] 2812th EU Council meeting - Environment
Issued the press release of the Council which was held in Luxembourg on 28th June 2007.
- 10/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Clean up the med
Technical Manual for the cooperation of volunteers during coastal clean-up in case of petroleum product spills at sea.
- 10/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Seminar on Early Warning Systems
From 15th to 18th July 2007 in Albufeira (Algarve - Portugal).
- 04/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Europe's Emergency Experts'
A video from the archives reports on the European intervention during the 2004 tsunami in South and Southeast Asia.
- 02/07/2007(THW)
[Course] First Assessment Mission Courses (AMC) of the 5th cycle of the Community Mechanism Courses
THW, Johanniter International Assistance and Cyprus Civil Defence continue their successful cooperation.
- 02/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] 17th World Conference on Disaster Management, Toronto (Canada)
From 8th to 11th July 2007 in Toronto (Canada).
- 02/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] IFE AGM & Conference 2007: "Extending the boundaries of fire engineering"
On 12th and 13th of July 2007 in Cambridge (UK) the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) organises a conference on fire engineering.
- 02/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Greece forest fire: the Mechanism in action!
An example of activation of the European Community Civil Protection Mechanism.
- 02/07/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Homeland and Border Security 2007 - Prevention, Detection, Response and Protection
On Tuesday 3rd of July 2007, at the QEII Conference Centre in London, UK.
- 25/06/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Civil Protection Mechanism: adopted by EU Council a document of recast
The EU Council adopts the recast of the Council Decision 2001/792/EC.
- 25/06/2007(CEF)
[EVA] On line the Project report on the Volunteers
Published on EVA Portal the document edited by THW.
- 25/06/2007(CEF)
[Generic] CBRN-incidents decontamination management
A decision of the EU Council on preparedness for decontamination of casualties following CBRN-incidents.
- 25/06/2007(THW)
[Course] THW National Training Center hosts first ever UNDAC Team-leader
On the 8th of June in Neuhausen Training Center.
- 25/06/2007(CEF)
[Generic] The Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) enlarges its coordination capacities
A decision of the EU Council encourages the MIC activity.
- 18/06/2007
[EVA] It is starting the 5th cycle of the Community Mechanism Training courses
On the EVA Portal Calendar the schedule of the courses until spring 2008.
- 18/06/2007(CEF)
[Generic] International Join Operation Command Conference
On 25th and 26th June 2007, in Coventry (UK) at The University of Warwick Conference Centre.
- 18/06/2007(THW)
[Generic] The EU exchange of experts in civil protection
On the 15 June it was launched the new EU Project on Civil Protection.
- 18/06/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Emergency Planning Society - Annual conference
On 18th and 19th of June 2007 in Torquay (UK), EPS organises a conference in the framework of Civil Protection.
- 12/06/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Fire Service College Open Day
On the 8th September 2007 the Fire Service College opens its main office to the public.
- 12/06/2007(CEF)
[Course] Central Government Emergency Response Training Course
EPC organise a new course dedicate to those who perform a role in crisis management at the national strategic level.
- 12/06/2007(CEF)
[Generic] TETRA World Congress 2007
From 11th to 14 June 2007, in Madrid (Spain) an international congress on TETRA Standard.
- 12/06/2007(CEF)
[Generic] European workshop on ICT and Civil Protection: Current state and future scenarios
On 18th and 19th of June 2007, in Senigallia (Italy) Region Marche organizes a workshop co-funded by EU Commission in the framework of EU Action Programm of Civil Protection.
- 04/06/2007(CEF)
[Exercise] EULUX 2007 – The international community of Civil Protection ready for the exercise
Luxembourg is ready to host the exercise which will test the activation of the Community Mechanism for civil protection.
- 04/06/2007(THW)
[Course] Assessment experts trained by THW and The Johanniter International Assistance on Cyprus
Positive the results of the Assessment Mission Course carried out on Cyprus from 5 to 10 May 2007. In the follow the report of the course.
- 04/06/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Valtellina 1987-2007: Italian Civil Protection reminds the tragedy of flood and subsequent landslide
20 years after the tragic events which stroke Valtellina (Italy), different initiatives as conference and exercises are taking place not to forget.
- 29/05/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Intercon - 4th International Emergency and Rescue Congress and Exhibition
The congress will be carried on from 13 to 15 September 2007 in Hamburg.
- 29/05/2007(CEF)
[Generic] STOP DISASTERS! - A disaster simulation game from the UN/ISDR
The secretariat of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction launches an on-line game aimed at teaching children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters.
- 29/05/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Euro-conference of "Rock Physics and Geomechanics" on Natural hazards: thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in rocks
The 29th Course of the International School of Geophysics will be held from 25 to 30 September 2007 in Erice, Sicily (Italy).
- 21/05/2007(CEF)
[Course] Training Course “Humanitarian Emergency Operations and Humanitarian Assistance”
The Italian Department of Civil Protection (DPC), in cooperation with the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa jointly on humanitarian emergency and assistance.
- 21/05/2007(THW)
[Generic] New EC co-funded Project on European Assessment methodologies in Civil Protection
The German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) and the Department for Civil Defence/Civil Protection France (DDSC) together for establishing an “assessment manual of best practices in various types of emergencies”.
- 21/05/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Civil Protect 07 - Specialist fair on disaster and Civil Protection
With the patronage of the Italian Department of Civil Protection, it was carried out carry from 17 to 20 of May.
- 21/05/2007(CEF)
[Course] Working at gunpoint - The humanitarian action in situation of wild conflict
The course, oganised by CIRPS, will to take place from 21 to 24 of June 2007 in Camaldoli, Arezzo (Italy).
- 21/05/2007(CEF)
[Generic] European Civil Protection cooperation extended to Ukraine
The EU Commission and Ukraine get next further on through them.
- 21/05/2007(CEF)
[Call] 6th Cycle of Community Mechanism Training Courses
A call for Tender concerning the Mechanism Training courses was published in the "Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union" , OJ S 95 on 19 May 2007.
- 21/05/2007(CEF)
[Generic] First Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The first session of the international conference will be carried out in Geneva (Switzerland) from 5 to 7 of June 2007.
- 21/05/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Psychological assistance for rescue-operators: practises comparison
The conference, held in Rome, on Saturday 19 of May, organised by Psicologi per i Popoli focused on the psychological assistance of rescue-operators once the intervention is over.
- 14/05/2007(CEF)
[Generic] European Fire Prevention and Catastrophe Management: Addressing the key fire safety issues in Europe
The European Fire Academy organises the 5th roundtable on fires, in Budapest on 14 and 15 June 2007.
- 14/05/2007(CEF)
[Course] Work in problematic countries: knowledges and tools to operate in foreign areas
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa (Italy) organises the 5th edition of a course devoted to volunteers and professional operators.
- 14/05/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Congress on the psychological assistance in case of emergency
Third edition of the congress organised by The Office fédéral de la protection de la population (OFPP) and the |Office de la sécurité civile, du sport et des affaires militaires (OSSM) in Berne from 30 to 31 August 2007.
- 14/05/2007(CEF)
[Course] Strategies to communicate International Cooperation and Assistance
The course, organised by Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa (Italy), aims at improving operators ability to communicate their activities and disseminate final results.
- 09/05/2007(THW)
[Generic] Seminar on the Community Mechanism
The 2 days event was held in Hamburg, Germany to provide a general overview of the European Mechanism to German operators.
- 07/05/2007(CEF)
[Call] Open calls within the Civil Protection Financial Instrument
On the last 28th of April two open calls for proposal have been published on Official Journal of the European Communities.
- 07/05/2007(THW)
[Course] Assessment Mission Course from 5 to 10 May 2007 in Cyprus
The course is organized by THW (Germany) together with the Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. (Germany) and in close cooperation with the Cyprus Civil Defence.
- 07/05/2007(CEF)
[E-Learning] Italy: E-learning platform for the national firefighters agency.
The Italian Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco adopted an e-leaning tool for training.
- 04/05/2007(THW)
[Course] THW successfully completes 3rd Operational Management Course
21 coordination experts qualified for missions in the framework of the European Mechanism at Neuhausen, April 21st to 27th.
- 27/04/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Conference on Civil Safety Challenges of 21st century - Scientific, didactic and practical engineering activities
On the 31st May and 1st June 2007, in Warsaw, organised by SGSP (The Main School of Fire Service).
- 27/04/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Public Safety Communication Europe (PSCE) Conference in Luxemburg
The event will be held on the 21st and 22nd May 2007 at the Chamber of Commerce in Luxemburg to facilitate dialog between industry, research and user community.
- 27/04/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Seminar in Paris on the theme "Involving Citizens in Civil Protection"
On 3rd and 4th May 2007, in Paris, the European Red Cross Societies, with the support of the European Union, organizes a seminar with the aim to involve the citizen in the activities of Civil Protection.
- 23/04/2007(THW)
[EVA] 2nd Train the Trainers Workshop in Estonia, 26.03.2007 - 29.03.2007
European Virtual Academy trains 19 participants from 15 nations in Väike-Maarja.
- 20/04/2007(CEF)
[Generic] 1st US - Italy Seismic Bridge Workshop
The workshop is held from the 18th to th 20th of April at EUCENTRE in Pavia.
- 20/04/2007(CEF)
[Generic] 1st European Security and Safety Summit
Summit of all European actors in the emergency sector on 6th & 7th June 2007 in Brussels Heysel, Belgium.
- 20/04/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Clean Up the Med
The largest voluntary operation in the Mediterranean scheduled for the last week of May.
- 20/04/2007(CEF)
[E-Learning] Finland: E-learning platform Crisis Management Centre (CMC)
An innovative solution in support to training activities in Finland.
- 05/04/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Video on Civil Protection in Europe
The EU Commission released a new video on the European Mechanism.
- 21/03/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Civil Protection Forum
The European Commission is working on organising a second Civil Protection Forum.
- 21/03/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Training for social recovery
Sierra Leone. THW completed a course dedicated to the young people, the former child soldiers.
- 21/03/2007(CEF)
[Generic] ISCRAM 2007
Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Systems for Crisis Response and Management, in Delft, the Netherlands, on May 13-16 2007.
- 21/03/2007(CEF)
[Exercise] International exercise in Luxembourg
Luxembourg will be the stage for a full-scale simulation exercise in civil protection next June 2007.
- 13/03/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Civil Protection Financial Instrument
The European Council adopted a decision establishing an instrument for the financing of Community action in the field of civil protection for the 2007-2013 period.
- 13/03/2007(CEF)
[Call] 2007 European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection
The 2007 call for proposals is open (O.J. C 026 of 06.02.2007). The deadline for submission of the proposals is the 16th April 2007. The Programme has a total proposed budget of 3 million euros to be used towards the funding of projects concerned with the identification and development of measures to protect critical infrastructure.
- 05/03/2007(CEF)
[Course] Public Safety in Complex and Built Environments
The Emergency Planning College (EPC) organizes a new course addressed to those have the responsability of managing public safety in peculiar environments, which include transport hubs, ports and stations, shopping and city centre complexes, mass transit systems and stadiums.
- 05/03/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Call for papers for Fire Related Research and Developments
The Fire Service College, in association with the Institution of Fire Engineers, announces its annual conference and invite papers for inclusion in plenary, parallel or poster sessions.
- 05/03/2007(CEF)
[Course] Managing Incidents on Strategic Highways
The Emergency Planning College (EPC) organizes a new course directed for local authority highways and emergency planning officers, emergency services, vehicle breakdown services, the Highways Agency and their contractors, the private sector highways services and relevant voluntary organisations.
- 01/03/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Information Day on the New Civil Protection Financial Instrument
A meeting on “How to prepare proposals under the new Civil Protection Financial Instrument” , organized disposed by the Directorate-General for Environment of the European Commission, Civil Protection Unit, is going to be held on the 14 March 2007 – Brussels (Belgium).
- 26/02/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Italy: Guidelines for information to the population about industrial risk.
The Council of Ministers approved guidelines for information to the population strategies within the EU Council Directive “Seveso”.
- 20/02/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Training in UK: Central Government Emergency Response Training Course (CGERT)
A nationwide course on strategic management organized by the Civil Contingencies Secretariat (UK).
- 19/02/2007(CEF)
[Generic] Italy: A new national radio network
New agreement among Italian Local Regional Authorities and the National Italian Department of Civil Protection on the national radio network system.
- 17/02/2007(CEF)
[EVA] Virtual Academy THW/SGSP/CEFRIEL
Training Coordinators Workshop, Neuhausen, 19 – 22 February 2007.
- 05/02/2007(CEF)
[Exercise] International exercises in Europe
Single Member States or rescue agencies yearly organize internal exercise to test and maintain efficiency in the intervention activities.
- 24/01/2007(CEF)
[Course] Humanitarian Assistance Centres (HAC)
A new course, organized by EPC, shoot for to enable delegates to develop plans and management strategies to implement the Humanitarian Assistance in Emergencies Guidance on Establishing Humanitarian Assistance Centres.
- 24/01/2007(CEF)
[Course] Diversity - Faith and Culture
A new course, organized by EPC, dedicated to the gain an understanding of the Diversity requirements of the community, their needs during and after an emergency, that should be taken into account when planning for emergencies.
- 15/01/2007(THW)
[Course] Course for coordination experts
The German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) and the European Union (EU) successfully completed another course for coordination experts.
- 11/12/2006(THW)
[Course] Assessment Mission Course in Cyprus: "Just like in real life"
Very positive the evaluation of the AMC course held in Cyprus last November 2006.
- 11/12/2006(THW)
[Course] Operational Management Course at THW - Neuhausen (Germany)
On January 2007, from the 6th to the 12th, the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) will host the EU Community Mechanism Operational Management Course (OPM) in its international training centre in Neuhausen.
- 06/12/2006(CEF)
[EVA] 2nd Workshop for the Core Group Members
On 20th and 21st of November the second Core Group Member Meeting in Revinge, at the SRSA premises.
- 28/11/2006(CEF)
[Exercise] Mesimex - Major Emergency SIMulation EXcercise-on volcanic risk
In the framework of the Community Mechanism for Civil Protection,from the 18th to the 23rd of October 2006, Campania Region and the Amesci Association organized the Mesimex Exercise on volcanic risk which was coordinated by the Italian Civil Protection Department.
- 28/11/2006(CEF/THW)
[EVA] Train the Trainers Workshop
The first workshop to train national trainers about the EU-Community Mechanism for Civil Protection. Warsaw 27 - 30 November 2006. Click here to access the Workshop material.
- 28/11/2006(THW)
[Exercise] EU DANEX 2006
The Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) hosted the European civil protection exercise EU DANEX 2006 from 18 to 22 September, 2006.
- 28/11/2006(THW)
[Course] Training course in Cyprus
THW and JUH run joint training course in Cyprus "Cooperation is essential for effective European civil protection".
- 20/10/2006(CEF)
[Call] European Refugee Fund (ERF) 2005-2010 - Community Actions - Call For Proposals 2006
A European Call for proposal to support transnational awareness-raising campaigns on European asylum policy. Deadline 31 October 2006.
- 04/09/2006
[EVA] "Train the Trainers on the EU Mechanism" Course
The first Train the Trainers Course is going to be held in Warsaw on November 27-30, 2006.
- 30/08/2006(THW)
[Course] EU Community Mechanism Assessment Mission Course - November 2006
From the 11th to 16th of November 2006, the German Federal Relief Agency (THW) and The Johanniter International Assistance (JUH), will run the next edition of the Assessment Mission Courses (AMC), in close cooperation with Cyprus Civil Protection in Agros, District of Lemesos (Nicosia).
- 25/07/2006(CEF)
[Course] The fourth cycle of training courses within the implementation of the Community Mechanism
On December 2005 the DG Environment - Unit Civil Protection decided about the fourth cycle training courses within the implementation of the Community Mechanism.
- 25/07/2006(CEF)
[Generic] II International Congress Education and Training on Disaster Prevention - Madrid 26-28 September 2006
The Spanish Ministry of Home Affairs through its Directorate General of Civil Protection and Emergencies on the 26 - 28 September 2006 organizes the Second International Congress on Education and Training for Disaster Prevention, in Madrid, Spain.
- 25/07/2006(CEF)
[Call] New Call for exchange of experts in Civil Protection
New call for tender launched by the General Directorate Environment of the European Commission to design, organise, promote, manage, monitor and evaluate the system of exchange of experts in civil protection for an eighteen months period over 2007-2008.
- 24/07/2006(CEF)
[EVA] Official Launch of EVA Portal
The European Virtual Academy portal for Civil Protection Institutions, Agencies and Operators was launched at the beginning of July 2006.
- 04/07/2006(CEF)
[EVA] 1st Workshop for the Core Group Members
On 3rd and 4th of July the first Core Group Member Meeting in Brussels, at the Commission premises.
