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Belgium improves CBRNe preparedness through monitoring

By Mr. Barend Cochez, Federal Police Liaison Officer, Belgian National Crisis Center; Dr. Ir. Franck Limonier, CBRN Coordinator, Sciensano; Ms. Laura Demullier, Spokesperson, Belgian...

Looking back at NCT USA 2022

By NCT Team NCT USA 2022 was hosted at Aberdeen Proving Ground (Edgewood), the heart of America’s CBRNe science and technology activities. The NCT team,...

How Belgium has improved CBRNe preparedness through monitoring and early warning systems

Belgium has not been spared from terrorist attacks, the most heinous onslaught being the attacks on the 22nd of March 2016 at Zaventem airport and...

UK Contaminated Fatalities Management

By Insp. David Lowe, CBRN Training and Development Manager, UK Police National CBRN Centre, UK The dignified recovery of people killed in terrorist attacks is...

RSB Lisbon Fire Brigade HazMat Approach

By Mr. Celso R. Baia, Professional Firefighter, Lisbon Fire Brigade, Portugal This article is the continuation of the “RSB Lisbon fire brigade HazMat Approach: Preparedness...

Madrid City Fire Department: Our Response

by Dr. David Ruiz de Léon, PhD. Corporal Firefighter, Madrid City Fire Department, Spain CBRNe emergencies have different characteristics than those addressed by other Civil...

UK Contaminated Facilities Management

by Insp. David Lowe, CBRN Training and Development Manager, UK Police National CBRN Centre, UK The dignified recovery of people killed in terrorist attacks is...

Country Overview: France

By Ms. Nora Ljubojevic, Analyst, IB Consultancy, Netherlands Security Situation Overview France enjoys a privileged position in the international fora, being one of the leading countries...

Mine Action Activities in Armenia

By Ms. Karine Shamiryan, Head of International Affairs, Center for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise, Armenia. Many countries and states of the world face the long-lasting...

FORMATEX23 Initial Planning Conference

On 27th and 28th June 2022 the FORMATEX23 Consortium Members gathered at the Upper Austrian Fire Association Headquarters in Linz, Austria, for the project’s...

The Role of SMAC in Countering Explosive Remnants of War

By Mr. Bojan Glamočlija, Director of the Serbian Mine Action Center, Serbia. The beginnings of the SMAC The Serbian Mine Action Center (SMAC) was established in...

Clearing Minefields in Cambodia: the Landmine Relief Fund

By Mr. William Morse, President of the Landmine Relief Fund and International Project Manager for CSHD, USA How it all started I have been working in...

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