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…
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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…
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…
ResQU2 taking steps towards deepened coordination of rescue resources
Last week ResQU2 partners presented their idea of an international coordinating group on emergency preparedness to professionals gathered in a meeting for SAR divers. This coordination group would continue the cooperation initiated in the previous Dive SMART Baltic flagship project. The meeting took place on 21 October 2020. The aim of this meeting was to suggest…
Coming up: ResQU2 meeting for SAR divers
One of the ResQU2 objectives is to increase cooperation and coordination of human and technical resources to enhance more safe and efficient rescue operations. ResQU2 partners have taken stock of the situation in the BSR and come up with an idea of an international coordination group on emergency preparedness. This will be piloted in the…
ResQU2’s winning picture
The Interreg Baltic Sea Region programme organised a photo competition for projects to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The results were published at the end of September and ResQU2’s picture won the category of “Your project in one picture”. Altogether 73 photos were submitted. In addition to celebrating the Interreg BSR programme, the aim of the…
Fire and Rescue Services learn by Short-term staff exchange
ResQU2 platform continues to enhance emergency preparedness in the region despite the current difficult circumstances. Two of our partner organisations arranged a visit to benchmark their operations and exchange experiences related to rescue operations. The visit took place in August in Lithuania. Mr. Jürgen Krempin from the Hamburg Fire and Rescue Service had an opportunity…