Lithuanian Red Cross

Notable Achievements in Disaster Response Capability in the Lithuanian Red Cross

As the 3-year OIL SPILL Project is turning to the last phase, the Lithuanian Red Cross proudly states that this Project enhanced not only its understanding of and preparedness to oil spill disasters but also its overall disaster preparedness and national visibility as a potential partner in the disaster response. The participation in OIL SPILL connected the Lithuanian Red Cross with national institutions, such as the Fire and Rescue Department in Klaipėda, as well as the international partners in the Baltic Region.

Lithuanian Red Cross’ Viewpoint on the KOPOS2021 Oil Spill Response Exercise

The long-awaited KOPOS oil spill exercise took place on the last days of May 2021. Due to the pandemic, the exercise was postponed from its original date in 2020 and instead it was implemented online this year. Despite the restrictions to make it a live large-scale event, the organisers from the Lithuanian Fire and Rescue Department made the exercise interactive and visual to all participants and observers.

Join KOPOS2021 Oil Spill Response Exercise and Seminar Virtually on 26–27 May

KOPOS2021 will be an interactive tabletop exercise on Wednesday, 26 May, followed by a webinar on OSR capability in the Baltic Sea Region on Thursday. Everyone interested is welcome to participate in both events virtually. For the English-speaking observers, a simultaneous translation from Lithuanian into English will be provided during the tabletop exercise. The webinar “Enhancing oil spill response capability in the Baltic Sea Region” is held completely in English (see the programme below).

Webinar: Oiled Wildlife Response – Methods and Opportunities (31 March 2021, 18:00-20:00 EET)

Welcome to an international OIL SPILL webinar on oiled wildlife response! The event is organized in collaboration with OIL SPILL Associated Organizations …

Presentations at the ‘Real experiences – Volunteer Management’ Oil Spill Response Webinar

On Wednesday evening, 3 February 2021, over 20 interested participants from different Baltic Sea Region countries joined our webinar on volunteer management in oil spill response. See the webinar recording, here, or download the presentations as pdf files at the end of this text.

Real Experiences − Volunteer Management in Oil Spill Response Webinar, 3 February 2021

Welcome to an international OIL SPILL webinar on voluntary oil spill response on 3 February 2021. In this webinar, you will hear …

Winds of Change at Lithuanian Red Cross − also Regarding Oil Spill Response

Recently, a tip about an online training Volunteer Management in Oil Spill Response by Chris Miles and Oil Spill Response Ltd was shared on our OIL SPILL mailing list. At the Lithuanian Red Cross, we are only becoming involved in oil spill response, and participation in such an event was very useful and timely. The overall picture of the oil spill response improved, and I also learned several crucial, more specific issues on the topic…

Monthly Meetings of the OIL SPILL Voluntary Sector

Coastal oil spill response is an arduous long-term operation. Voluntary oil spill response capability is critical in achieving optimal results and minimizing …

Lithuanian Red Cross Society is Improving Its Preparedness to Act in Voluntary Oil Spill Response

The Lithuanian Red Cross Society has been improving its disaster preparedness capacities during the OIL SPILL project. The staff of the Lithuanian Project office considers the volunteers and the capacity to mobilize them in the case of a crisis as the strengths of the organization.

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