EENA Conference 2016 - Online registrations are open!

Each year, the EENA Conference brings together European emergency services, public authorities, researchers and industry representatives from all over Europe and beyond! About 500 delegates from more than 50 countries are expected at the EENA Conference which is an action packed 3 days of information sharing, discussions and debates.

'PEMEA Architecture' document published by EENA Technical Committee

There are presently hundreds of emergency calling applications in use across Europe but none of them permit seamless roaming and so are constrained in where they can be used.

Stronger EU response for medical emergencies

From 9 to 12 October 2015, civil protection teams from several EU countries took part in a joint operation which aimed to reinforce the capability of Europe to respond to medical emergencies.

The second meeting of IMPRESS project stakeholders took place in Dresden (12/10/2015)

The second meeting of the IMPRESS consortium with the advisory board of experts and project stakeholders (SAG) took place in Dresden, Germany the 12 of October 2015. The SAG meeting was organized by KEMEA and hosted by Fraunhofer IVI.  Fifteen experts participated to the meeting and contributed their expertise and experience concerning the operational approach and the relative technical solution that is adopted by the consortium. 

Italian user group meeting at Palermo (2/10/2015)

The Italian Council for Research (CNR) organized on Friday, October 2 2015, in close collaboration with the Italian Civil Protection (PCI),  the first meeting concerning the “Palermo Demo” of IMPRESS solution. The meeting held at the facilities of CNR in Palermo. 

2nd Stakeholders Advisory Group Workshop

A European workshop (the second in a row of three) organized by the IMPRESS consortium will take place at the Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems in Dresden, Germany in October, 12th of 2015.

Integration of volunteers and public: organisations and communication channels, possible functions, procedures

People affected by an extra-ordinary public health challenge (EOPHC), e.g. in situations of mass emergencies or disasters, cannot be reduced to the status of (passive) victims or to irrationally acting or panicking crowds. Even a well-prepared and coordinated Health Emergency Management System (HEMS) cannot control or anticipate the dynamics resulting from the decisions, actions and reactions, needs, demands and perceptions, as well as of the healthcare-seeking behaviour of people affected by an emergency.  In a mass emergency, uninjured, slightly injured, even some seriously injured survivors, their relatives present on-scene as well as bystanders or witnesses do not passively wait for (external) emergency assistance and the arrival of first responders. They take actions on site and move to hospitals nearby or even further away. This behaviour adds even more challenges to the health system and requires flexible adaptations in the health response.  Furthermore, events resulting in an EOPHC do not only have adverse effects on the health status of a community, but may - even temporarily - increase feelings and acts of solidarity and incite collaborative attitudes, contributing to disaster resilience.