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
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| Deutscher Feuerwehrverband (DFV)
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As the umbrella organisation, the German Fire Brigades Association (DFV) 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.
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| Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Leiter der Berufsfeuerwehren (AGBF)
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The Association of Chief Fire Officers of Professional Fire & Rescue Services in the Federal Republic of Germany (AGBF Bund) is the association of all professional fire services. The AGBF is a self-supporting association within the German Association of Cities (DST).
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https://www.agbf.de
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| Netzwerk Berufsfeuerwehr
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Netzwerk Berufsfeuerwehr offers current information for all full-time fire service colleagues in Germany and other German-speaking countries. "From colleagues for colleagues".
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| Vereinigung zur Förderung des Deutschen Brandschutzes (vfdb)
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German Fire Protection association (VFB) offers a network of different type of stakeholders (practitioners, researchers, insurance companies, fire safety industry, authorities, trade union, press).
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https://www.vfdb.de
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Technical Rescue
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| Technisches Hilfwerk (THW)
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Federal Agency for Technical Relief. As a Federal agency, THW belongs to the department of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. However, only one percent of the staff works full-time for the authority. 99 percent of the THW-members work on a voluntary basis for THW.
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https://www.thw.de/EN
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| VOST DE
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German Virtual Operations Support Team. Belongs to THW.
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Emergency Medical Services
Mountain rescue
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| Bergwacht
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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.
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Water rescue
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| Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft e. V. (DLRG)
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The 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.
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https://www.dlrg.de
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Sea rescue
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| Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger (DGzRS)
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Life Guard on sea. Voluntary NGO.
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Civil protection
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| Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe (BKK)
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Federal Office for Citizen Protection and Disaster Support (BBK). In the BBK, all areas of civil safety & security provision are combined in an interdisciplinary manner and thus into an effective protection system for the entire population.
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https://www.bbk.bund.de
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| Bundesakademie für Bevölkerungsschutz und Zivile Verteidigung (BABZ)
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Federal Academy for Civil Protection and Civil Defence. Central educational institution of the Federal Republic of Germany for all actors in the field of disaster and civil protection.
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www.bbk.bund.de/...
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Police
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| Bundespolizei
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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.
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| Landespolizeien
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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.
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https://www.polizei.de
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| Bundeskriminalamt (BKA)
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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.
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https://www.bka.de
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Disaster Management
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| Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V. (DKKV)
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The German Committee for Disaster Reduction is the national platform for disaster prevention in Germany, an intermediary to international organisations and initiatives active in the field of disaster prevention and a competence centre for all questions of national and international disaster risk management.
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www.dkkv.org/en/...
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| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Katastrophenmedizin (DGKM)
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The association works ideally, practically, scientifically and in an advisory capacity in the field of disaster medicine.
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https://www.dgkm.org
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| Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Social Media und Technologie im Bevölkerungsschutz e.V. (DGSMTech)
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The aim of the association is to promote the use of social media and technology in civil protection (disaster and civil protection), among other things by promoting science and research.
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https://dgsmtech.de/
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Cross-border cooperation
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| EMRIC+
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EMRIC is a unique cooperative association of Belgian, Dutch and German authorities in the Euregio Maas-Rhine responsible for safety in the areas of fire protection, technical assistance and rescue services.
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| NeBeDeAgPol
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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.
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