Major Civil Protection Organizations Facing Multiple Challenges To Be Present At INTERSCHUTZ 2022

Civil protection organizations are challenged now more than ever before. In addition to their tasks in everyday life, fire brigades, The Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), the German Life Saving Society (DLRG), the German Red Cross (DRK), Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe (JUH), Malteser Hilfsdienst (MHD) and the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) are increasingly in demand for large-scale operations.

Whether it is the corona (COVID-19) virus pandemic, flood disaster, forest fires or refugee crisis - the number of operations and burdens is rising.

INTERSCHUTZ 2022

Meanwhile, calls for a restart of the concepts for civil protection are getting louder. Lower Saxony, for example, recently announced that it would invest an additional 40 million euros in civil protection over the next three years.

INTERSCHUTZ offers the best opportunity for stakeholders to exchange ideas and solution

INTERSCHUTZ offers the best opportunity for stakeholders to exchange ideas and solutions. At the same time, the organizations give visitors from all over the world, an impression of their performance and the ever-growing challenges.

CRISIS PREVENTION Symposium

Civil protection in a transnational context, as well as extreme weather conditions, is the focus of the CRISIS PREVENTION Symposium. The two-day event of the German media house - Beta (taking place on June21 and 22, 2022) is aimed primarily for executives from authorities and organizations with safety tasks, as well as from fire brigades and aid organizations.

The Symposium can be visited with an INTERSCHUTZ ticket upon prior registration. The keynotes and panel discussions will take place on the exhibition grounds in the Convention Center.

A brief overview of some non-material actors in civil protection and their program at INTERSCHUTZ 2022 include:

The fire brigades

The German Fire Brigade Association (DFV) represents the interests of the approximately 1.3 million members in volunteers, youth, professional and plant fire brigades in 32,000 fire stations and equipment sheds throughout Germany and can be found at the trade fair in hall 27 at booth D38.

At the same time as INTERSCHUTZ, the DFV is organizing the 29th German Fire Brigade Day, in cooperation with the State of Lower Saxony, the State Fire Brigade Association of Lower Saxony, the City of Hanover and the Hanover Fire Brigade. The motto of the six-day event is ‘Security.Life’.

Focus on increasing the resilience of the population

Young people, in particular, from all areas of security are called upon to actively participate in the discussions

Exciting contributions on the subject of civil protection will be provided by the Fire Brigade Future Congress, on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in the Convention Center (CC) at the fair ground. The focus is on increasing the resilience of the population. Young people, in particular, from all areas of security are called upon to actively participate in the discussions.

In addition to the DFV and the state fire brigade associations, numerous individual fire brigades also use INTERSCHUTZ to demonstrate their efficiency, including the fire brigade of the host city of Hanover (hall 12/B48), the Berlin Fire Brigade (hall 12/C10), the Dortmund Fire Brigade (hall 17/D06), the Volunteer Fire Brigade Bünde (hall 12/E82), the Volunteer Fire Brigade Werl (hall 27/B59), the Augsburg City Fire Brigade Association (hall 12/G46) and the Working Group of The Heads of Professional Fire Brigades (AGBF bund), at the joint stand with the Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb) (hall 13/D50).

Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW)

At the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) booth (hall 17/D42), the latest developments in robotics and the prototype of a pontoon boat will show the direction in which civil protection will go in the future.

The pontoon boat, which consists of various modules, can be flexibly expanded and should also enable the construction of floating working platforms and pontoon bridges. In addition, the THW will present a drone from a research project to search for people at sea or in flooded areas.

‘Fachzug Logistik’ and the logistics centers

Another focus of the exhibition is on the expanded capabilities in this area with the newly designed ‘Fachzug Logistik’ and the logistics centers. For this purpose, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief presents the mobile workshop of the Logistics Materials Management Group.

The 20-foot container can be dropped off near the deployment site and is fully equipped to perform repairs on vehicles and equipment.

HCP and SEEWA modules

The EU module 17 ‘Flood Rescue Using Boats’ (FRB), which THW operates together with the DLRG, will also be presented

With ‘High Capacity Pumping’ (HCP) and the ‘Rapid Deployment Unit Water Abroad’ (SEEWA), the foreign modules form a further focus of the THWs trade fair presentations, as there will also be a common area with the German Life Saving Society (DLRG), in addition to the THW booth.

At the THW booth, the EU module 17 ‘Flood Rescue Using Boats’ (FRB), which THW operates together with the DLRG, will also be presented. The module for rescue operations in flood situations in other European countries has been operational since 2020.

German Life Saving Society (DLRG)

Visitors can find out about the wide range of possible applications of the world’s largest voluntary water rescue organization, at the German Life Saving Society (DLRG) booth (hall 17 /D58).

“The heavy rain disaster last summer in Southern and Western Germany showed us that it is not yet known everywhere what the DLRG can do in civil protection, for example,” said Ute Vogt, the President of the German Life Saving Society (DLRG).

Solutions to search for people in the water

INTERSCHUTZ in Hanover is an important platform to remedy this situation. At their booth, the water rescuers will demonstrate various scenarios, including the securing of and dams. Furthermore, the German Life Saving Society (DLRG) will present the biological (rescue dogs) and technical positioning (using drones and sonar) in the search for people in the water, as well as the processing of geo-information data.

The operational component flow rescue will also be presented in more detail at the event. “During the disaster in July 2021, the flow rescuers were often the only ones on site and were able to save the lives of many people,” said Ute Vogt. The emergency services, trained to rescue in fast-flowing waters, had the necessary skills and equipment to quickly reach people, trapped by the water in such situations.

German Red Cross (DRK)

The INTERSCHUTZ appearance of the German Red Cross (halls 17/B58 and B06, as well as hall 26/G29) aims to present the entire spectrum of civil protection and the complex assistance system. A special focus is placed on the growing care situation.

The spectrum of the presentation ranges from topics, such as emergency rescue, the extended rescue service and civil protection, to the comprehensive approach of the local level and voluntary base, the district and state level, and the federal level. Virtual reality (VR) elements are also used for the presentation.

Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe (JUH)

VR simulations from the fields of rescue services and civil protection also await visitors

VR simulations from the fields of rescue services and civil protection also await visitors, on the presentation area of Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe.

A new ‘Ambulance’ equipment trolley will also be presented, which has been optimally adapted to the new application requirements, thanks to its completely revised loading concept. One of these heavy trucks based on an MAN chassis is available for inspection.

‘Anti-onlooker’ project

Another highlight at the Johanniters more than 800 square meter booth (hall 26/C29 and F13) is the ‘Anti-onlooker’ project, launched in 2021, which is intended to put a stop to voyeurism at accident sites and thus, save human lives.

To this end, the aid organization relies on large-scale QR codes, for example on ambulances. If the mobile phone of an onlooker captures the vehicle, the camera recognizes the QR code and directs the user directly to the website. There, the warning appears – ‘Attention! Watching kills! It can hinder rescue workers and become a criminal offence.’ The pilot project is accompanied by the Akkon University of Human Sciences.

In addition to other exhibits, such as a drone, application opportunities for full-time or voluntary work on site and a few surprises, the Johanniter are also available for exchange talks on civil protection for political decision-makers from the federal states and municipalities. Incidentally, this year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V.

Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)

Together with the project partners - DRK, ASB, DLRG, JUH and MHD, the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) presents the pilot project ‘Laboratory Care 5,000’ and the associated ‘Federal Support Reserve for Civil Protection’.

The federal care reserve, which is currently being set up, is to include up to ten ‘mobile care modules’

The federal care reserve, which is currently being set up, is to include up to ten ‘mobile care modules’. With the materials of such a stored care module, up to 5,000 people can be accommodated and cared for at short notice, simultaneously and largely self-sufficiently for a period of up to one year.

At the booth, visitors can find out about the project, as well as about the previous tests and their results; the first procured material and equipment will also be shown at the stand. There will also be a lecture area where the support module and initial deployment experiences will be presented.

International aid organizations – worldwide aid

In addition to the many national aid organizations, various international networks and institutions such as the Association of @fire, which has permanently operational special forces and sends them into action worldwide after devastating natural disasters (hall 17 /A18), will also be presenting at the INTERSCHUTZ 2022 exhibition.

@fire focuses on fighting forest fires and searching for and rescuing buried people after earthquakes (USAR). Internationally, @fire is a recognized part of the UN sub-agency INSARAG (International Search and Rescue Advisory Group) and works with other rescue organizations around the world. At INTERSCHUTZ, interested parties can find out what possibilities there are to contribute to global aid in disasters.