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· 12.11.2024 ·

WildfireCE paves the way for regional wildfire action plans

WildfireCE is developing action plans on how regions can better cope with the increasing risk of forest fires. The focus is on border regions such as Saxon Switzerland and Bohemian Switzerland. This includes the Karst between Slovenia and Italy, where the project partners held their second project meeting in Ajdovščina (SI) on November 6th and... read more

Topic: Civic protection
Program: Central Europe

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· 17.06.2024 ·

New energy for cross-border civil protection

As Löbau's Fire Brigade celebrated its 150th anniversary on June 14th, 2024, its Polish colleagues from fire brigades in the Luban district came to gratulate. At the same time, the highest representatives of the two project partners alongside dozens of members of both fire brigades met for a new project's kick-off meeting in Löbau and looked... read more

Topic: Civic protection
Program: Saxony-Poland

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· 24.10.2022 ·

Fire brigade exercise in Löbau

When a long line of fire trucks zigzagged its way to Löbau last Saturday (22/10/22) many residents asked themselves what might be happening. It was not just Löbau's fire brigade but trucks from a number of fire brigades from different towns in the Luban district in Poland who had come to Löbau for a joint exercise. The fire brigades practised... read more

Topic: Civic protection, Climate protection
Program: Saxony-Poland

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· 25.01.2022 ·

Digital message receivers and a movable flood barrier for Löbau’s fire brigade

Löbau's fire brigade received new digital message receivers to improve its response speed and a movable flood barrier. The investments were financed through the Polish-Saxon cross-border project "Kommando". Further investments to better protect human lifes and material goods in events of extreme weather will be made during 2022 by both the City... read more

Topic: Civic protection, Climate protection
Program: Saxony-Poland

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· 18.09.2019 ·

Training of German-Polish youth fire brigades on 07.09.2019 in Löbau

As part of the INTERREG Saxony-Poland project "Kommando", about 70 German and Polish children and teenagers, between the age of 8 and 15, met for a joint exercise of the youth fire brigades. At several stations, they practised various fire brigade skills, e.g. lifting heavy loads with hydraulic pumps, as well as performing first aid. Afterwards,... read more

Topic: Civic protection
Program: Saxony-Poland

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· 18.09.2018 ·

Large training exercise in Löbau

The joint German-Polish training exercise of the fire brigades was organized on 15th September 2018, which involved about 100 Polish and German firefighters and the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB). On the grounds of the "Ostsächsischen Eisenbahnfreunde in Löbau an accident was simulated with a tanker, which derailed due to heavy rain. The main... read more

Topic: Civic protection
Program: Saxony-Poland

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· 16.05.2018 ·

Convention discusses future of border region

Around 70 stakeholders participated in a Convention of Border Towns in Görlitz to discuss the future of the cross-border cooperation between Saxony and Poland. The event focused on cross-border synergies in the provision of services of general interest that are already used in other border regions. Participants also agreed on the importance of... read more

Topic: Civic protection, Demographic change, Institutional capacities
Program: Saxony-Poland

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· 21.12.2017 ·

Next meetings among partners of KOM(M)ANDO “ZUR HILFE! / NA POMOC”

A number of work meetings were held by partners of the Saxon-Polish cross-border project KOM(M)ANDO “ZUR HILFE! / NA POMOC”. Representatives of Löbau municipality, Luban district, the voluntary fire brigade from Löbau and the fire brigade of the Luban district discussed joint activities including trainings and guidelines for deployments to... read more

Topic: Civic protection
Program: Saxony-Poland