civil protection

Drone use in major emergencies and natural disasters: in natural disasters and major emergencies, the use of drones to search for missing persons has been a reality for some years now: Mountain Rescue, Fire Brigade, Civil Protection, Red…

Firefighters - Civil Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany): The federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany, has ordered 109 new LF 20-KatS fire-fighting vehicles on MAN TGM 18.340 chassis with Allison 3000 Series™ fully…

An "ambulance train" for the medical transport of patients by rail during disasters and emergencies, the Covid-19, was inaugurated today. The train was provided by FS

Earthquake in Greece: the event occurred in the north of the country, at a depth of 20 km

Evacuation chairs are the devices that, more than any other, tell us about an aspect of emergency interventions: there are situations in which "quickly and well" is a categorical imperative.

The earthquake in Croatia at 12:20 was so strong that it was felt by many Italian cities, from Trieste to Naples, Parma and Ancona.

Typhoons in the Philippines: In support of the government-led response efforts to Typhoons Goni and Vamco, the UN and humanitarian partners in the Philippines released today a revised Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) plan.

Honduras, the devastation of tropical storm Eta:the UN and humanitarian partners have launched a Flash Appeal to respond to the needs of 450,000 of the most vulnerable people affected by Tropical Storm Eta.

Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name “Vamco”) has made its third landfall in the vicinity of General Nakar, Quezon at 1:40 A.M. on November 12, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration…

Hurricane Eta - the Red Cross is supporting thousands of people affected by the heavy rains and floods caused by now-Tropical Storm Eta. The devastating storm has claimed more than 50 lives, forced the evacuation of thousands of people, and…