One of the biggest activities the Danish Civil Protection League organized during the OIL SPILL Project was the Fanø conference and oil spill exercise in October 2021. Particular focus was on spontaneous volunteers and volunteers from the oil spill emergency services. The idea was to prepare both the authorities and voluntary organizations in Denmark and around the Baltic Sea to discuss and share knowledge.
The OIL SPILL Final Conference was held in a hybrid form on 24 November 2021 in Helsinki, Finland, and online. Whereas the …
In this webinar, you will hear about state-of-the-art technologies in oil spill response. The event is organized by the Klaipeda division of the Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania on 18 November 2021 at 13.00–15.30 (EET). Welcome!
We are happy to invite you to the OIL SPILL Final Conference that will be streamed from Helsinki, Finland, on 24 November …
The OIL SPILL Project is coming to an end in December 2021. To support the smooth closure of the Project, Oskari Rintala joined the OIL …
The OIL SPILL Project and EUSBSR Policy Area on Maritime Safety and Security (PA Safe) organize session no. 4 of the Annual Forum on 29 September 2021, at 10–12 am (EEST): International assistance in emergencies and disasters – procedures and practicalities for requesting and receiving assistance in the event of a natural or manmade disaster in the Baltic Sea Region. Register now!
To celebrate the Baltic Sea Day and raise awareness about marine pollution, OIL SPILL organized a webinar with Keep the Archipelago Tidy Association and POPCORN project. …
The fourth OIL SPILL Newsletter summarizes the past activities and introduces those forthcoming. Read it online or download as a pdf document.
Tiesitkö, että vapaaehtoiset voivat tarjota viranomaisille merkittävää tukea öljyntorjuntatehtävissä? Entä mitä tiedät Suomen meriroskaongelmasta? Tervetuloa kuulemaan ja keskustelemaan lisää aiheista! Järjestämme nimittäin Itämeripäivän kunniaksi “Öljyvuotojen ja meriroskan torjunta Itämeren rannikolla”-webinaarin.
When an oil spill hits the coast of Denmark, the respective municipality is responsible for the clean-up. However, most municipalities have given the task to the local fire department, as they are always on-call and able to respond within minutes. Many fire brigades cooperate with volunteer firefighters who typically assist on longer operations, with everything from firefighting to logistics and catering. In a new survey, we have investigated the volunteers’ participation in oil spill response on shores and shallow waters.
