Dirk Aschenbrenner

The rescue service in Germany is currently facing the greatest challenges in its history. Mathias Duschl from the European Resuscitation Academy pointed this out.  The Swiss network of experts i...

According to the findings of the fire department, rescue services and civil protection, the use of aircraft for emergency response in Germany urgently needs to be improved. In particular, helicopters,...

Only half of all homeowners in Germany have adequately equipped their homes with smoke detectors. The President of the Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb), Dirk Aschenb...

Survey participants from fire departments, aid organizations, and technical relief organizations are dissatisfied with the digital development in their organizations. This emerges from a study on dig...

The Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb) and the German Fire Brigades Association (DFV) have reacted with horror and complete incomprehension to reports from the Bundestag th...

Severe storms, floods, fire disasters, pandemics: professional helpers cannot always be on hand immediately during major events. A cooperation agreement between the Federal Office for Civil Protectio...

With the two new initiatives SIE@vfdb and Vielfalt@vfdb, the German Fire Protection Association (vfdb) wants to advocate for more women and more diversity in fire brigades and other hazard preven...

The Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb) has called for an extensive catalog of measures to protect against dangerous forest and vegetation fires. “The fires curre...

“Against a backdrop of increasing threat scenarios, it was high time after seven years for an INTERSCHUTZ to take place again in a physical, on-site format,” reported Dr. Jochen Köckl...

When INTERSCHUTZ opens its doors in a few days' time (20 – 25 June), Hannover will become the international ‘blue light capital.’ Brand-new topics, innovations, and a broad supportin...

The first severe forest fires of this summer in some southern countries, but also in Germany, are a clear indication of the explosive development in vegetation fires, according to the vegetation fire...

The increase in natural disasters has already noticeably changed the daily lives of many aid and rescue workers. In addition, there was the Corona pandemic and the humanitarian emergencies caused by p...

From 20 to 25 June 2022, the topics at INTERSCHUTZ in Hannover, Germany, will revolve around firefighting, rescue, civil protection, and safety/security. The economic, ecological, and political challe...

Preparations to re-start the world’s leading trade fair for the fire-fighting, rescue, and emergency services, civil protection, safety, and security are well underway. INTERSCHUTZ will...

The dates for INTERSCHUTZ have been changed, with the event now taking place from June 20 to June 25, 2022. The decision to reschedule the world's renowned trade fair for the fire, rescue, civil prote...

In a study on the topic of 'Future technologies and scenarios in fire and disaster protection', the Karlsruhe University of Technology and Economics and the Association for the Promotion of German Fir...

Major fire on the railway line in Siegburg, forest fires in Brandenburg, German fire brigades help with extinguishing work in Sweden and similar operations made headlines in the summer of 2018. The ex...

The Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection (vfdb) has warned against the improper handling of candles given the upcoming Advent season.  “Unfortunately, the number of fire...

For the first time, a “corona traffic light” shows the daily development of infections in all German districts and independent cities. The interactive map shows the situation based on...

Premiere for an unusual emergency vehicle: Scientists from the German Rescue Robotics Center (DRZ) and experts from the Dortmund fire department have developed a completely new type of lead vehicle.&n...