ResQU2 concluded its activities in March when its 30 months were up. The final partner reunion was in the ResQU2 Final Conference on 17 March. Online, of course. There partners took stock of the platform achievements: regular projects’ outputs were demonstrated in a number of dissemination and high-level events, peer-to-peer dissemination took place within the…
ResQU2 looking ahead
The ResQU2 webinar, held on 17 February 2021, on Maritime Rescue Operations approached this topic by taking a look at the current preparedness situation in the Baltic Sea Region and by discussing the role of policy making bodies in giving direction to future actions. The webinar was hosted by the Estonian Police and Border Guard…
Maritime Rescue Operations webinar on 17 February 2021
Estonian Police and Border Guard Board cordially invites you to the online seminar „Maritime rescue operations: What is our direction?“on February 17th 2021. The seminar will be held in English and will focus on improving the emergency preparedness. Seminar will include topics on preparedness of maritime rescue operations and policy making. The seminar is organized…
Port Security workshop higlighted the different aspects of safety and security in BSR ports
About 40 participants followed the ResQU2 online Workshop on Port Security, led by Hamburg Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS). The participants represented fire and rescue departments, ministries, coast guards, authorities and agencies dealing with safety and security issues, and several universities. The participants came from Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Sweden, Russia, USA,…
Key to successful joint rescue operations lies behind “speaking the same language”
Rescue professionals gathered in an online workshop on Wednesday last week to discuss how maritime incident control and international rescue operations could be enhanced. A lot has already been done, but there is still room for improvement and new solutions. What Ifs Jeroen Zonnevijlle, Safety Region Zeeland, led participants into the day’s topic by imagining…
Pre-defining risks and innovativeness allowed in crisis communication
Key to good and effective crisis communication lies, among others, with being well-prepared, speaking the “same language” with the public, using effective communication channels, and keeping the message clear and correct. This became clear in ResQU2’s webinar ResQ Your Communication held on Wednesday this week. The webinar was targeted to communications specialists of different rescue…
Rescue professionals are invited to contribute to ResQU2 work by filling in a questionnaire
ResQU2 is soon finalising its activities, one of which is to enhance utilization of technological innovations in maritime incidents and rescue operations. A questionnaire has been released to collect views and experiences from rescue professionals beyond the partnership to support the work. The main aim of the questionnaire is to collect views related to use…
Workshop: Future developments and the relation in maritime incident control 27 Jan 2021
The workhop will handle technological development as a tool to fight incidents. What do we need to develop? Are developments strictly technological? PROGRAMME (Central European Time) 9.00 Walk-in into the digital environment 9.20 Developments available based on the input of the participating Partners ResQU2 Developments and already existing tools policy manuals, procedures eg. in incident…
Port Security Workshop 29 Jan 2021
Hazardous materials are stored in or transported through ports, nearby which a large number of people live. They are at risk of being affected by the consequences of an accident, such as toxic clouds or smoke spreading through air. One objective of ResQU2 is to increase rescue authorities’ and services’ preparedness and reduce the effects…
ResQ your communication – Existing good practices and future challenges 20 Jan 2021
This seminar is for communication specialists & managers of the safety authorities, the port authorities and the port operators in the BSR, communication specialists & managers of the ResQU2 project partner’s organizations. Online seminar PROGRAMME (Central European Time) 09.00 WelcomeMiikka Toivonen, Fire Officer, South-West Finland Emergency Services 09.05 Definition of CommunicationKinds and Methods of Communication…