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...

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...