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,…
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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 Dr Antonio Rolla, European Commission, presented the SAR Galileo service and its benefits…
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…
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…
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…
ResQU2 a new Flagship of the EUSBSR PA SECURE
ResQU2 Project Platform was granted a Flagship status under Policy Area Secure by the National Coordinators of the EUSBSR in their meeting in Copenhagen on 15 May 2019. The Flagship status means that ResQU2 project platform work is valued in meeting the targets set in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region in relation…
DiveSMART Baltic and ChemSAR benefits explained to maritime safety experts
Two of the ResQU2 projects partners, representing DiveSMART Baltic and ChemSAR, were invited to the Maritime Safety Conference to demonstrate the best-practices discovered in the projects. Mr. Jonas Westerberg (DiveSMART Baltic) told and showed what they have done in making the rescuing of people from a sunken ship safer. Mr. Teemu Niemelä (ChemSAR) introduced the created ChemSAR SOPs for…
ChemSAR SOPS for maritime HNS incidents presented to Arctic rescue authorities and services
The Arctic Coast Guard Seminar 2019 took place in Turku as Finland was chairing the Arctic Coast Guard Forum responsible for organising the event. Mr. Teemu Niemelä, Finnish Border Guard, held a presentiation for the Arctic audience on “ChemSAR project – Operational Plans and Procedures for Maritime SAR in HNS Incidents”. The Handbook for maritime…
The bottom line is saving people at sea and ashore, below and above the sea level
ResQU2 platform gathered a full house of end-users and stakeholders to learn how the solutions created and experiences gained in ResQU2 projects make a difference when it comes to rescuing people in emergency situations at sea, ashore or below and above the sea level. The workshop took place in Lübeck on 9 April as the…