EU Taranis 2013 is divided into two parts: Command Post Exercise (CPX), 17th to 18th of June 2013 and Field Exercise (FEX), 27th to 29th of June 2013. Continue…
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During EU Taranis 2013 a natural disaster situation, occuring after a period of severe rainfall will be demonstrated. The conditions will be aggravated to such a point that the national rescue units will be overwhelmed and in need of international support. Continue…
Interview with Katharina Kaltenbrunner, Head of Administrative Evaluation
Interview with Katharina Kaltenbrunner, University of Salzburg and Head of Administrative Evaluation about EU Taranis 2013. Continue….
Croatia sends 2 EU Modules to participate in the EU Taranis 2013
… one Water Rescue Team and one Water Purification Team. Both teams have already gained experience and are well equipped. Continue …
Czech HCP Module
The Fire and Rescue Service of South Bohemia will send an HCP Module, a unit for the pumping and discharge of large quantities of water, to Taranis 2013. The mobile, independent and flexible equipment was developed in the Czech Republic and has already been used in both training and disaster events in recent years. Continue …
Rumania selects 2 modules for the EU Taranis 2013 exercise
The Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations has delegated two detachments from Arad County to participate in the Taranis 2013 Exercise.
1. S.M.U.R.D. Module – Emergency Mobile Service for Resuscitations and Extrication;
2. N.B.R.C. Team – National Biological Resource Centre
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Interview with Werner Meissl, Austrian Federal Armed Forces and voluntary Red Cross Salzburg about the EU Taranis 2013
Interview with Werner Meissl, logistician in the Austrian Armed Forces and voluntary member of the Red Cross in Salzburg about the EU Taranis 2013. Continue …
2nd Successful Search-and-Rescue Robot Workshop at the FZI
In preparation for the international disaster control exercise Taranis 2013 and coordinated by the Bavarian Red Cross, the second workshop for the use of Search-and-Rescue Robots (SAR-Robots) was held in Karlsruhe at the computer research centre FZI (Forschungszentrum Informatik) on Saturday 9th March 2013. Read more and see photos…
Italy will send an AMP-S Module to the EU TARANIS 2013 field exercise.
An Advanced Medical Post with Surgery (AMP-S) is an emergency medical module of Civil Protection, able to stabilise up to 50 patients per day, treat up to 12 patients per day with severe injuries and up to 100 patients per day with minor injuries. It can operate 24 hours per day, working in two shifts. Continue…
EU Modules – specific types of intervention teams for civil protection
The idea of establishing civil protection modules to strengthen the European response to natural and man-made disasters was launched by Member States in the wake of the December 2004 tsunami in South-Asia. Continue…
Interview with Dr. Stepan Kavan, Fire Rescue Service of South Bohemia, about EU Taranis 2013
Interview with Dr. Stepan Kavan, Department Head Integrated Rescue System, Fire Rescue Service of South Bohemia, Czech Republic, about EU Taranis 2013. Continue…
Getting prepared for an emergency in a neighbouring country
This weekend 50 volunteer rescue workers from the Bavarian Red Cross took part in a training session in Gersthofen near Augsburg, Germany to prepare themselves for this year’s largest European disaster control exercise. In June, together with 400 international and 500 national rescue workers, they will practice working together in the case of an emergency in Salzburg, Austria – an exercise supported by the European Union. Continue…