EENA Members Workshop & Meet your MEP events
EENA is happy to announce the publication of the ‘EENA Members Workshop’ and ‘Meet your MEP’ report! After 3 full days of work for around 100 EENA Members (16-18 October in Brussels, Belgium), the outcomes are now available. Learn about: The workshops: Read the summary of each working group, as well as the recommendations […]
Ireland deploys Advanced Mobile Location
Today, Ireland went live with Advanced Mobile Location, a life-saving protocol that allows emergency services to locate people in danger fast and accurately. Benoit Vivier, EENA Advocacy Officer, congratulated the authorities for this great step towards the better protection of people. Ireland is the 8th country in the world and 7th in Europe, to […]
Crisis communications & social media
Current digital trends have created a setting for crisis management & emergencies that to many it feels like “a whole new ballgame”. The chaotic universe that we know will increasingly push leaders towards ever more complex steering, far exceeding the simple implementation of known principles and tools of “crisis management”. New visions, new practices, […]
Emmanuel Macron soutient la mise en place d’un système moderne d’alerte des populations et d’appels d’urgence
. EENA SOUTIENT LES DÉCLARATIONS DU PRÉSIDENT MACRON – English version available here – Ce 6 octobre 2017, le Président français Emmanuel Macron a accueilli des professionnels de la protection civile afin de les remercier pour leur travail lors des récents feux de forêt ainsi que lors de l’ouragan qui ont touché le […]
Emmanuel Macron announces support for public warning and a modern 112 system
EENA WELCOMES PRESIDENT MACRON’S COMMENTS On 6 October 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed civil protection professionals to thank them for their work on the recent fires & hurricane in the French territory. In this context, he set out his vision for the future of emergency services & the safety of citizens. PUBLIC WARNING […]
Paris attacks survivor open letter to Senator John Thune after the Las Vegas shooting
In the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting (1 October 2017), the deadliest mass shooting in the modern history of the United States, senator John Thune was interviewed by NBC News. He stated that there is no way to stop a mass shooting from happening and that the best hope citizens have is to […]
European project shows the way to better emergency location
FINDINGS OF HELP 112 PROJECT NOW AVAILABLE The HELP 112 EU project has produced important new findings on emergency caller location, paving the way to progress public safety not only in Europe but also the world. The project consortium evaluated handset-based technologies to improve location information of emergency callers. The consortium analysed the potential […]
EXCLUSIVE “AML fully deployed by 2037” says EENA member
EENA is launching a new interview-series to help you understand the challenges faced by EENA members. This morning, we welcomed to the EENA offices our long-time member and friend Mr Maryusz Francesco Bodganis Király, Director of a multi-awarded 112 PSAP. Gary Machado (GM): Maryusz, welcome. First, I wanted to ask you: how would you […]
How emergency location is changing safety in New Zealand
Inaccurate emergency location is one of the biggest problems of emergency services. That is why Advanced Mobile Location (or AML) has taken Europe by storm: using the handset’s location, the protocol provides first responders with much more accurate location information compared to previous systems. Easy and cheap to implement, it is now going beyond […]
Emergency location – What you should know about HTML5 Geolocation
Emergency services need location information – it is a simple fact. And yet, in most cases, the information they receive is not accurate enough. Problematic emergency location has many implications, from lives lost to high operational costs for emergency services and authorities. One of the solutions to this issue is HTML5 Geolocation, a technique […]