ONGOING ATTACKS JEOPARDISE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE IN LEBANON
Since the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon on 17 September 2024, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has verified 23 attacks on health care in Lebanon that have led to 72 deaths and 43 injuries among healthcare workers and patients. Fifteen...
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR EENA CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION IN HELSINKI
Registration is now open for the EENA 2025 Conference & Exhibition, which takes place in Helsinki, Finland, on 9-11 April 2025. The EENA conference programme will explore topics related to the implementation of EU legislation requirements, AI applications, NG112...
NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR EUROPEAN FIRE SAFETY AWARD 2025
Nominations are now for the European Fire Safety Award 2025 which serves to reward the best community fire safety projects in Europe focused on raising fire safety awareness, changing people’s behaviour and inspiring education on...
NEXT GENERATION 112 AND AI IN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
Registration is open for the European Emergency Numbers Association (EENA) two-day seminar, which takes place on 4-5 December in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, to highlight the key advancements around Next Generation 112 (NG112) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the future...
FIREFIGHTER CHALLENGE ADDED TO WORLD POLICE & FIRE GAMES 2025
The TFT® Firefighter Challenge, for the first time in its 33-year history, will be hosted as an official sport during the World Police & Fire Games 2025, which take place in Birmingham, Alabama on 27 June-6 July. Russell A. Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of the...
POLAND ‘BEEFS UP’ MILITARY DEFENCES WITH NEW PATRIOT LAUNCHERS
Poland's Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz signed a deal with US defence company Raytheon to produce dozens of Patriot missile launchers, described as a step towards "strengthening Polish security". Representatives from...
EUROPEAN FIRE SAFETY AWARD 2025 ENTRIES NOW OPEN
Nominations are now open for the European Fire Safety Award 2025 for the best community fire safety projects which are focused on raising fire safety awareness, changing people’s behaviour and inspiring education on fire safety. The ceremony for the European Fire...
FOURTH ANNUAL FIRST RESPONDERS RELAY RETURNS TO LAS VEGAS
The fourth annual First Responders Relay, which returns to Las Vegas on Saturday 19 October, will feature law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, customs and correctional officers from throughout the USA and across the globe. Taking place on...
UKRAINE MEDICS & HEALTH WORKERS TRAINED TO TREAT WAR VICTIMS
A researcher from Coventry University has played her part in the humanitarian effort in Ukraine by training healthcare workers and rehabilitation specialists as they care for those injured and impacted by the war with Russia. From the very moment the invasion began,...
PORTUGAL TO HOST WORLD RESCUE CHALLENGE 2024
Organised by the World Rescue Organisation (WRO), this year’s World Rescue Challenge will be hosted by the Portuguese Rescue Organisation – Associação Nacional de Salvamento e Desencarceramento (ANSD) – on Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal on 5-9 November. The WRO was...
INTERNATIONAL PARAMEDICS DAY TO SHOWCASE ‘THE DIFFERENCE WE MAKE’
International Paramedics Day 2024 on Monday 8 July will showcase the breadth and depth of work carried out by paramedics around the world. Launched in 2022 by the UK's College of Paramedics, International Paramedics Day takes place every year on this date in July to...
AID AGENCY CALLS FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR MOROCCO
Since the earthquake in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains in September 2023, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is amplifying its call for urgent and ongoing support to meet the persistent needs of affected communities. The...
