civil defence

Forest fires in Brazil: according to data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) the cause is mostly human, but there is a direct aggravation caused by the drought

A curious but beautiful episode happened in Magadan, Russia: a baby orca was stranded in Gertner Bay, on the closest side of Russia to Japan, and was about to die

Earthquake in Haiti. A KC-767A transport aircraft from the 14th Air Force Wing took off on the morning of Sunday 12 September from the military airport of Pratica di Mare (RM) for Port-au-Prince (Haiti), to provide support to the population…

Body cam are now used by many different bodies and for many different reasons: for personal safety, for legal protection, for remote assistance and for communication with operational centres, for example

Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations, which oversees the body that in other countries corresponds to the Civil Defence, has organised a maxi-exercise involving around 6,000 people in the Arctic

An earthquake measuring 7.1 in Acapulco was felt in the capital, Mexico City. At the moment, no serious damage has been reported

Drones and Firefighters: Fotokite announces a partnership with the Spanish Group ITURRI, leader in the manufacturing, bodywork and equipment of emergency and fire fighting vehicles, headquartered in Seville, Spain

Earthquake in Haiti, UN and UNICEF actions: the latest tolls as a result of the earthquake in Haiti this past weekend have risen to more than 2,100 dead and more than 9,900 people injured. Search-and-rescue operations are still ongoing

Haiti has been hit by a terrible earthquake: Save the Children is on the front line to respond to the population's most urgent needs as tropical storm Grace approaches the island

Haiti has suffered a devastating new blow: a magnitude 7.2 earthquake has caused death and destruction everywhere. The Haitian Civil Defence revealed this