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...

Article “Hydromorphological profiles of German watercourse types”

8. May 2025 | Allgemein, General

The publication “Hydromorphological profiles of German watercourse types”, published in April 2025, was written by Tanja Pottgiesser, Stephan Naumann and Andreas Müller on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency.It describes the hydromorphological conditions that are...

Nationwide Digital Radio Disruption – Cause Identified

7. May 2025 | Civil Protection in Germany, General

On May 6, 2025, a nationwide outage of the BOS digital radio system (Public Safety Authorities and Organizations (known in German as BOS – Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben)) affected police, fire services, and emergency medical responders across...

Maritime Critical Infrastructure in the Baltic Sea

6. May 2025 | General

The Federal Academy for Security Policy of Germany has published a policy paper on maritime Critical Infrastructure titled “Protecting Maritime Critical Infrastructure in the Baltic Sea: Is a Warning Shot Across the Bow Necessary?” (original: „Schutz maritimer...

Book “Scientific Perspectives on Wildfire Risk Management at the WUI Property Scale” now published

2. May 2025 | General, Vegetation Fires

The book “Scientific Perspectives on Wildfire Risk Management at the WUI Property Scale” coordinated by Miguel Almeida, a senior researcher at CEIF/ADAI, University of Coimbra, Portugal, has been published. It contains contributions from 34 leading researchers from 10...

Prof. Dr. Annegret Thieken Awarded the EGU Plinius Medal 2025

30. Apr 2025 | Aqua-X-Net, General, Members

Our personal member and former board member – Prof. Dr. Annegret Thieken – has been awarded the 2025 Plinius Medal by the European Geosciences Union (EGU)! This prestigious award recognizes her outstanding contributions to interdisciplinary natural hazards research,...