Klaus-Dieter Kühn has passed away

21. Apr 2023 | General

Kühn was a functionary in German disaster management for more than 50 years. In his role as chairman of the Federal Association of Directorate Units/Facilities in Civil Protection (ARKAT) and as chairman of the Protection Forum, Kühn was particularly committed to...

Public hearing on forest fire protection in the German Bundestag

19. Apr 2023 | General

On Monday, 17 April 2023, there was a public hearing in the German Bundestag on national efforts to improve forest fire protection in Germany. DKKV member Prof. Dr. Goldammer from the Global Fire Monitoring Center was invited as an expert. In his statement, Goldammer...

Workshop for DKKV staff and young professionals on “The future of civil protection in the face of climate change”.

19. Apr 2023 | Young Professionals

What impact does climate change have on civil protection? What role will it play in our society in the future? These and other questions will be discussed in a workshop organised by the design and strategy office ma ma Interactive System Design in May at the DKKV...

Behörden Spiegel Newsletter: The self-help capacity of the population

13. Apr 2023 | General

After the flood disaster in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia two years ago, demands have focussed mostly on better technical solutions. “But siren systems, warning apps or cell broadcasting are not the sole solution to the existing...

Behörden Spiegel Newsletter: Firefighting robots as humanitarian aid

13. Apr 2023 | General

At the beginning of March, the President of the German Fire Brigades Association (DFV) was in Kiev at the invitation of the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations (DSNS). There he spoke with the head of the service and chief of the fire brigade, General...