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Having in mind the different types of large-scale incidents a sub-division of the practitioners networks in those from Police, Fire brigade, Emergency medical services, various types of technical rescue, NGOs involved in disaster management is considered helpful for reaching out to them in the different incidents. | |||
The following table presents German networks and associations of practitioners from the field of crisis management. | The following table presents German networks and associations of practitioners from the field of crisis management. | ||
=== Fire & Rescue Services === | === Fire & Rescue Services === | ||
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!Description | !Description | ||
! | !More information | ||
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|Deutscher Feuerwehrverband ( | |DFV | ||
|Deutscher Feuerwehrverband (German Fire Service Association) is the umbrella organisation and represents the interests of the German fire service at national, European and international level and supports the protection against and prevention of hazards. The DFV works for sustainable framework conditions to ensure a reliable system of rapid and competent assistance in Germany. As a national umbrella organisation, it forms a network in which it bundles and communicates the competences of its members. | |||
|https://www.feuerwehrverband.de | |[https://www.feuerwehrverband.de Website] | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/112willkommen Facebook] | |||
[https://twitter.com/FeuerwehrDFV X(Twitter)] | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/112Willkommen Youtube] | |||
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|Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Leiter der Berufsfeuerwehren ( | |AGBF Bund | ||
|Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Leiter der Berufsfeuerwehren (Association of Chief Fire Officers of Professional Fire & Rescue Service in the Federal Republic of Germany) is the association of all professional fire services. The AGBF is a self-supporting association within the German Association of Cities (DST) and has branches is all German federal states (Länder) | |||
|https://www.agbf.de | |[https://www.agbf.de Website] | ||
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|Netzwerk Berufsfeuerwehr | |Netzwerk Berufsfeuerwehr | ||
|Netzwerk Berufsfeuerwehr offers current information for all full-time fire service colleagues in Germany and other German-speaking countries. "From colleagues for colleagues". | |Netzwerk Berufsfeuerwehr offers current information for all full-time fire service colleagues in Germany and other German-speaking countries. "From colleagues for colleagues". | ||
|[https://www.facebook.com/netzwerkberufsfeuerwehr Facebook] | |[https://www.facebook.com/netzwerkberufsfeuerwehr Facebook] | ||
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|Vereinigung zur Förderung des Deutschen Brandschutzes ( | |vfdb | ||
|Vereinigung zur Förderung des Deutschen Brandschutzes (German Fire Protection association) is a network of different type of stakeholders (practitioners, researchers, insurance companies, fire safety industry, authorities, trade union, press). | |||
|https://www.vfdb.de | |[https://www.vfdb.de Website] | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/vfdb.de Facebook] | |||
[https://twitter.com/vfdb_ev X(Twitter)] | |||
[https://www.instagram.com/vfdb_ev Instagram] | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== Emergency Medical Services === | === Emergency Medical Services === | ||
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|Deutsches Rotes Kreuz ( | |DRK | ||
|Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross) saves people, helps in emergencies, offers people a community, stands by the poor and needy and oversees international humanitarian law. We act before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people. | |||
|https://www.drk.de | |[https://www.drk.de Website] | ||
[https://de-de.facebook.com/roteskreuz Facebook] | |||
[https://twitter.com/roteskreuz_de X(Twitter)] | |||
[https://www.linkedin.com/company/germanredcross LinkedIn] | |||
[https://www.instagram.com/roteskreuz_de/ Instagram] | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/DRKonline Youtube] | |||
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|BRK | |BRK | ||
|Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz | |The Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz (Bavarian Red Cross) is the regional organization of the German Red Cross (DRK) in the Free State of Bavaria. The BRK rescues people, helps in emergencies, offers people a community, stands by the poor and needy and monitors international humanitarian law - both in Bavaria and around the world. | ||
|https://www.brk.de | |[https://www.brk.de Website] | ||
[https://de-de.facebook.com/brklgst Facebook] | |||
[https://twitter.com/brkaktuell X(Twitter)] | |||
[https://www.instagram.com/bayroteskreuz/ Instagram] | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQNqq16B-S1YsfpnKqJoHpw Youtube] | |||
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|ASB | |ASB | ||
|ASB - the Workers' Samaritan Federation - is a German aid and welfare organisation, engaged in areas such as civil protection, rescue services and social welfare services. | |ASB - the Workers' Samaritan Federation - is a German aid and welfare organisation, engaged in areas such as civil protection, rescue services and social welfare services. | ||
|https://www.asb.de/en | |[https://www.asb.de/en Website] | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/asb.de Facebook] | |||
[https://twitter.com/asb_de X(Twitter)] | |||
[https://www.instagram.com/asb_de/ Instagram] | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/user/ASBDeutschland Youtube] | |||
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|MHD | |MHD | ||
|Malteser Hilfsdienst. | |Malteser Hilfsdienst is an international Catholic aid organization. It helps people in need, regardless of their religion, origin or political beliefs, both in Germany and worldwide. Around 51,000 Malteser volunteers are active in Germany. With almost 35,000 full-time employees, Malteser International is also one of the largest employers in the health and social services sector. The close cooperation between full-time and voluntary work is what sets Malteser Germany apart. | ||
|https://www.malteser.de | |[https://www.malteser.de Website] | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/malteser.de Facebook] | |||
[https://twitter.com/malteserDE X(Twitter)] | |||
[https://de.linkedin.com/company/malteser LinkedIn] | |||
[https://www.instagram.com/malteserdeutschland/ Instagram] | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/user/mymalteser Youtube] | |||
[https://www.tiktok.com/@malteserdeutschland TikTok] | |||
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|JUH | |JUH | ||
|Johanniter | |The Johanniter (Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe) are one of the main pillars of the German rescue service. They operate children's and youth facilities, hospitals, specialist and rehabilitation clinics, medical and therapeutic care centers and hospices. JUH has been active in a wide variety of social and charitable areas for more than 70 years. It follows in the tradition of the Protestant Order of St. John, whose most important concern for centuries has been to provide help from person to person. | ||
|https://www.johanniter.de | |[https://www.johanniter.de Website] | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/DieJohanniter Facebook] | |||
[https://twitter.com/johanniter X(Twitter)] | |||
[https://www.johanniter.de/johanniter-auf-linkedin/ LinkedIn] | |||
[https://www.johanniter.de/johanniter-auf-instagram/ Instagram] | |||
[https://www.johanniter.de/johanniter-auf-youtube/ Youtube] | |||
[https://www.johanniter.de/johanniter-auf-tiktok/ TikTok] | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== Civil Protection Forces === | |||
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|THW | |||
|Technisches Hilfwerk (Federal Agency for Technical Relief) is a Federal agency and belongs to the department of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. However, only one percent of the staff works full-time for the authority. Nationwide more than 80,000 volunteers commit themselves during their leisure time in 668 local sections in order to provide professional help to people in distress. | |||
THW flexibly adapts its structures to changing threat situations. Modern equipment and well-trained specialists are the basis of its high efficiency. | |||
|[https://www.thw.de/EN Website] | |||
[https://www.facebook.com/thw.de Facebook] | |||
[https://twitter.com/thwleitung X(Twitter)] | |||
[http://www.youtube.com/thwleitung Youtube] | |||
|} | |||
=== Mountain rescue === | === Mountain rescue === | ||
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|Bergwacht | |Bergwacht | ||
|Bergwacht (German Mountain Guard; voluntary NGO, part of German Red Cross). In the spring and summer months, the mountain rescue team mainly rescues hikers, mountaineers and paragliders. In the winter months, the missions focus strongly on winter sports enthusiasts and avalanche rescue. All year round, the mountain rescue team carries out air rescue and cable car evacuation. | |Bergwacht (German Mountain Guard; voluntary NGO, part of German Red Cross). In the spring and summer months, the mountain rescue team mainly rescues hikers, mountaineers and paragliders. In the winter months, the missions focus strongly on winter sports enthusiasts and avalanche rescue. All year round, the mountain rescue team carries out air rescue and cable car evacuation. | ||
|[https://www.drk.de/mitwirken/ehrenamt/die-bergwacht-ehrenamtlich-professionell | |[https://www.drk.de/mitwirken/ehrenamt/die-bergwacht-ehrenamtlich-professionell Website] | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== Water rescue === | === Water rescue === | ||
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|Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft e. V. ( | |DLRG | ||
|Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft e. V. (German Lifesaving Society) is a non-profit and independent water rescue and emergency aid organisation. It basically works on a voluntary basis with voluntary helpers. | |||
|https://www.dlrg.de | |[https://www.dlrg.de Website] | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/DLRG Facebook] | |||
[https://twitter.com/dlrg X(Twitter)] | |||
[https://www.instagram.com/dlrg/ Instagram] | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5nBVS16iWk1I4rt-ZLnD-A Youtube] | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== Sea rescue === | === Sea rescue === | ||
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|Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger ( | |DGzRS | ||
|Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger (German Maritime Search and Rescue Service) is a Voluntary NGO Life Guard on sea. | |||
|https://www.seenotretter.de | The sea rescuers are responsible for the maritime search and rescue service in the German areas of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The Federal Republic of Germany has assigned this sovereign task to the DGzRS. They are responsible for carrying out, directing and coordinating all search and rescue operations. For this purpose, they maintain the SEENOTLEITUNG BREMEN as the German maritime rescue coordination center (MRCC). | ||
|[https://www.seenotretter.de Website] | |||
[https://www.facebook.com/seenotretter Facebook] | |||
[https://twitter.com/Seenotretter X(Twitter)] | |||
[https://instagram.com/seenotretter Instagram] | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/user/dieseenotretter Youtube] | |||
[https://www.xing.com/pages/dieseenotretter-dgzrs Xing] | |||
[https://de.linkedin.com/company/die-seenotretter-%E2%80%93-dgzrs LinkedIn] | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== Police === | === Police === | ||
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'''Country Level''' | |||
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|Bundespolizei | |Bundespolizei | ||
|The Federal Police is mainly dealing with border, railways and aviation security and management. Conducting their work via regional and special directorates, it is also responsible for the protection of the shorelines. | |The Federal Police is mainly dealing with border, railways and aviation security and management. Conducting their work via regional and special directorates, it is also responsible for the protection of the shorelines. | ||
|https://www.bundespolizei.de | |[https://www.bundespolizei.de Website] | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/BundespolizeiKarriere Facebook] | |||
[https://www.instagram.com/bundespolizeikarriere/?hl=de Instagram] | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl8a1bV9Rl-XNNiJdDKIgdw Youtube] | |||
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|Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) | |Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) | ||
|The Bundeskriminalamt, as the central police agency in Germany, coordinates crime suppression at national and international level. In general, it is responsible for police communications with the law enforcement and judicial authorities as well as with other public authorities in other countries. | |The Bundeskriminalamt, as the central police agency in Germany, coordinates crime suppression at national and international level. In general, it is responsible for police communications with the law enforcement and judicial authorities as well as with other public authorities in other countries. | ||
|https://www.bka.de | |[https://www.bka.de Website] | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/bundeskriminalamt.bka Facebook] | |||
[https://twitter.com/bka X(Twitter)] | |||
[https://www.bka.de/DE/Service/Sociallinks/instagram_node.html Instagram] | |||
[https://www.bka.de/DE/Service/Sociallinks/linkedin_node.html LinkedIn] | |||
[https://www.bka.de/DE/Service/Sociallinks/youtube_node.html Youtube] | |||
|} | |} | ||
{| class=" | '''Regional Level''' | ||
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| | |Landespolizeien | ||
|The | |The Federal Republic of Germany is divided into 16 federal states (Länder), each with its own state police, and each organised differently since police competencies fall within the legislation of the federal states as laid down in Germany's Constitution. | ||
| | Examples: | ||
| | * Polizei NRW https://polizei.nrw/ | ||
* Polizei Hessen https://www.polizei.hessen.de/ | |||
* Polizei Bayern https://www.polizei.bayern.de | |||
|[https://www.polizei.de Website] | |||
|} | |||
=== Cross-border cooperation === | |||
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| | |NeBeDeAgPol | ||
| | |NeBeDeAgPol is a working group of police authority directors in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine. It was founded more than 50 years ago and is a police initiative to collaborate on a trilateral level in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine. | ||
The Euregio Police Information & Cooperation Centre (EPICC) in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine is made up of about 30 Belgian, German and Dutch police officers, as well as representatives of the Dutch judiciary. | |||
|[https://euregio-mr.info/en/themen/sicherheit/nebedeagpol.php Website] | |||
|https:// | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:12, 7 November 2023
Having in mind the different types of large-scale incidents a sub-division of the practitioners networks in those from Police, Fire brigade, Emergency medical services, various types of technical rescue, NGOs involved in disaster management is considered helpful for reaching out to them in the different incidents.
The following table presents German networks and associations of practitioners from the field of crisis management.
Fire & Rescue Services
Network | Description | More information |
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DFV | Deutscher Feuerwehrverband (German Fire Service Association) is the umbrella organisation and represents the interests of the German fire service at national, European and international level and supports the protection against and prevention of hazards. The DFV works for sustainable framework conditions to ensure a reliable system of rapid and competent assistance in Germany. As a national umbrella organisation, it forms a network in which it bundles and communicates the competences of its members. | Website |
AGBF Bund | Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Leiter der Berufsfeuerwehren (Association of Chief Fire Officers of Professional Fire & Rescue Service in the Federal Republic of Germany) is the association of all professional fire services. The AGBF is a self-supporting association within the German Association of Cities (DST) and has branches is all German federal states (Länder) | Website |
Netzwerk Berufsfeuerwehr | Netzwerk Berufsfeuerwehr offers current information for all full-time fire service colleagues in Germany and other German-speaking countries. "From colleagues for colleagues". | |
vfdb | Vereinigung zur Förderung des Deutschen Brandschutzes (German Fire Protection association) is a network of different type of stakeholders (practitioners, researchers, insurance companies, fire safety industry, authorities, trade union, press). | Website |
Emergency Medical Services
Network | Description | More information |
---|---|---|
DRK | Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross) saves people, helps in emergencies, offers people a community, stands by the poor and needy and oversees international humanitarian law. We act before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people. | Website |
BRK | The Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz (Bavarian Red Cross) is the regional organization of the German Red Cross (DRK) in the Free State of Bavaria. The BRK rescues people, helps in emergencies, offers people a community, stands by the poor and needy and monitors international humanitarian law - both in Bavaria and around the world. | Website |
ASB | ASB - the Workers' Samaritan Federation - is a German aid and welfare organisation, engaged in areas such as civil protection, rescue services and social welfare services. | Website |
MHD | Malteser Hilfsdienst is an international Catholic aid organization. It helps people in need, regardless of their religion, origin or political beliefs, both in Germany and worldwide. Around 51,000 Malteser volunteers are active in Germany. With almost 35,000 full-time employees, Malteser International is also one of the largest employers in the health and social services sector. The close cooperation between full-time and voluntary work is what sets Malteser Germany apart. | Website |
JUH | The Johanniter (Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe) are one of the main pillars of the German rescue service. They operate children's and youth facilities, hospitals, specialist and rehabilitation clinics, medical and therapeutic care centers and hospices. JUH has been active in a wide variety of social and charitable areas for more than 70 years. It follows in the tradition of the Protestant Order of St. John, whose most important concern for centuries has been to provide help from person to person. | Website |
Civil Protection Forces
Network | Description | More information |
---|---|---|
THW | Technisches Hilfwerk (Federal Agency for Technical Relief) is a Federal agency and belongs to the department of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. However, only one percent of the staff works full-time for the authority. Nationwide more than 80,000 volunteers commit themselves during their leisure time in 668 local sections in order to provide professional help to people in distress.
THW flexibly adapts its structures to changing threat situations. Modern equipment and well-trained specialists are the basis of its high efficiency. |
Website |
Mountain rescue
Network | Description | More information |
---|---|---|
Bergwacht | Bergwacht (German Mountain Guard; voluntary NGO, part of German Red Cross). In the spring and summer months, the mountain rescue team mainly rescues hikers, mountaineers and paragliders. In the winter months, the missions focus strongly on winter sports enthusiasts and avalanche rescue. All year round, the mountain rescue team carries out air rescue and cable car evacuation. | Website |
Water rescue
Network | Description | More information |
---|---|---|
DLRG | Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft e. V. (German Lifesaving Society) is a non-profit and independent water rescue and emergency aid organisation. It basically works on a voluntary basis with voluntary helpers. | Website |
Sea rescue
Network | Description | More information |
---|---|---|
DGzRS | Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger (German Maritime Search and Rescue Service) is a Voluntary NGO Life Guard on sea.
The sea rescuers are responsible for the maritime search and rescue service in the German areas of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The Federal Republic of Germany has assigned this sovereign task to the DGzRS. They are responsible for carrying out, directing and coordinating all search and rescue operations. For this purpose, they maintain the SEENOTLEITUNG BREMEN as the German maritime rescue coordination center (MRCC). |
Website |
Police
Country Level
Network | Description | More information |
---|---|---|
Bundespolizei | The Federal Police is mainly dealing with border, railways and aviation security and management. Conducting their work via regional and special directorates, it is also responsible for the protection of the shorelines. | Website |
Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) | The Bundeskriminalamt, as the central police agency in Germany, coordinates crime suppression at national and international level. In general, it is responsible for police communications with the law enforcement and judicial authorities as well as with other public authorities in other countries. | Website |
Regional Level
Network | Description | More information |
---|---|---|
Landespolizeien | The Federal Republic of Germany is divided into 16 federal states (Länder), each with its own state police, and each organised differently since police competencies fall within the legislation of the federal states as laid down in Germany's Constitution.
Examples:
|
Website |
Cross-border cooperation
Network | Description | More information |
---|---|---|
NeBeDeAgPol | NeBeDeAgPol is a working group of police authority directors in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine. It was founded more than 50 years ago and is a police initiative to collaborate on a trilateral level in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine.
The Euregio Police Information & Cooperation Centre (EPICC) in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine is made up of about 30 Belgian, German and Dutch police officers, as well as representatives of the Dutch judiciary. |
Website |
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