FRONTLINE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING CONFERENCE
The Frontline Mental Health Conference on Australia’s Gold Coast on 6-7 March will address the mental health and wellbeing concerns of Australian and New Zealand first responders. Those who are unable to join the two-day conference in person can still be a part of the...
BULGARIA GETS READY TO LAND FIRST STATE-RUN AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE
The Bulgarian Ministry of Health plans to acquire six emergency medical helicopters at a cost of 135.6 million levs (€69.35m), which will be used to establish the country’s first state-run air ambulance service. The Ministry has launched direct negotiations with the...
CANADIAN PROVINCE OF ONTARIO TO GET NEW AIR AMBULANCES
The Government of Ontario recently announced plans to acquire a new fleet of eight fixed-wing aircraft to replace its ageing fleet of Pilatus PC-12 NG planes, on behalf of the province’s Ornge Air Ambulance. The new fleet is expected to enter...
SUPER PUMA CHOPPERS TO HELP FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS IN CHILE
Two Super Puma AS332 helicopters from Europe are being added to the aircraft on alert to fight fires predominantly in the central-southern area of Chile. The aircraft will be commanded by pilots and crews from Europe, and will have a staff of mechanics, engineers and...
GOAL CONTINUES TO PROVIDE VITAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO UKRAINE
Irish humanitarian aid organisation GOAL in partnership with a Kyiv-based human rights and humanitarian NGO is delivering mental health and psychological support services and legal aid services to several cities in Ukraine. GOAL is providing over 2,000 counselling and...
EU HUMAN RIGHTS AGENCIES DISCUSS SHARED CHALLENGES
The Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC), Sinead Gibney, recently joined with her counterparts from national human rights institutions f across Europe to discuss shared human rights challenges. The event was organised by the...
‘WORLD RESCUE CHALLENGE 2022’ SET FOR LUXEMBOURG
The World Rescue Challenge (WRC) will take centre stage in Luxembourg on 7-11 September, following the cancellation of last year’s event in Miami, Florida due to the challenges brought about by the pandemic. The World Rescue Organisation (WRO) Executive and the North...
COLLABORATION WITHIN THE CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
‘Evolving the ecosystem’ was the theme of Critical Communications World (CCW) 2022, that focused on international perspectives and collaboration, transition to broadband and 5G, plus cybersecurity and evolving technologies. Taking place at the Messe in Vienna,...
EXTRA €50M EU HUMANITARIAN AID TO SUPPORT TURKISH REFUGEES
The EU will provide €50m to support vulnerable Turkish refugees and their host communities, to go towards specialised healthcare services and help to address issues including legal counselling, psychosocial support and access to civil documentation. This humanitarian...
WILDFIRE SOLUTIONS FOR AMERICA’S FRONTLINE AGENCIES
Without significant collaborative efforts to facilitate change, the United States will continue to suffer catastrophic wildfire losses, according to a report, which has outlined recommendations on the wildland urban interface (WUI) fire problems for elected officials,...
‘INTERSCHUTZ 2022’ MAKES A MAJOR RETURN TO GERMANY
The sirens resounded across the Hannover Exhibition Grounds in the Germany city at various times between 20-25 June to confirm the return of INTERSCHUTZ – the world’s leading trade fair for the firefighting, rescue and emergency services, as well as civil protection...
EU PLEDGES FURTHER €205M IN HUMANITARIAN AID FOR UKRAINE
In light of the soaring humanitarian needs in Ukraine, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič recently visited the Eastern Europe country to meet with humanitarian organisations and high-level Ukrainian government officials to help co-ordinate the EU’s...
