DLR and ADAC Luftrettung successfully test biokerosene in rescue helicopters

9. May 2025 | General

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and ADAC Luftrettung, both institutional members of DKKV, have investigated the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in rescue helicopters for the first time. Two helicopters flew for over 1,800 hours with up to 38% SAF made from...

75 years of THW – Press conference on May 17, 2025 at anniversary event in Bonn

9. May 2025 | General

To mark its 75th anniversary, the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), an institutional member of DKKV, is holding an anniversary celebration at the Maritim Hotel Bonn on 17 May 2025 with guests from politics, society and partner organizations. The event...

May 8 World Red Cross Day – Thanks to millions of volunteers worldwide

8. May 2025 | General

Today, May 8, is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day – an international day of remembrance on the birthday of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. On this day, thanks are given to the more than 400,000 volunteers...

Video of the symposium on disaster risk reduction is now online

8. May 2025 | Allgemein, Fachtagung

The hybrid symposium on disaster risk reduction, which was organized by the German Red Cross with the support of the Federal Foreign Office on 26 and 27 March 2025, is now available online as a short video. The conference was primarily dedicated to the topic “From...

The new State Office for Fire and Disaster Protection (LfBK) in Rhineland-Palatinate

8. May 2025 | Civil Protection in Germany, General

In the “Behörden Spiegel”, the article “Aufbau, Anforderungen und Aufgaben des neuen LfBK” (engl.: “Structure, Requirements and Tasks of the new LfBK”) sheds light on the founding and tasks of the new State Office for Fire and Disaster...