How can authorities make the best use of volunteers’ willingness to help during a crisis? A CREWS pilot exercise in Hamburg-Altona put this cooperation to the test, bringing together around 130 participants to respond to a simulated heatwave and flooding emergency.
Hosted by CREWS lead partner Altona District Office and Hamburg Fire and Rescue Services,…
Two ships collide in a European port causing a barrel with unknown, potentially dangerous chemicals to fall aboard. A Border Guard Patrol vessel arrives to investigate the situation. Specially equipped divers are needed to recover the barrel safely and the neighbouring country’s authorities are contacted for assistance. A vessel from the neighbouring country’s coast guard…

