Cybersecurity: Guidelines and Best Practices for Emergency Services
As our lives revolve more and more around technology, we are also increasingly aware of the cybersecurity risks. Public Safety organisations are by no means exempt from this threat, with several suffering recent cyberattacks. Techniques of cyber criminals are rapidly evolving & hacking tools are increasingly available, making it easier for anyone to launch an […]
Next Generation 112 Plugtests event 2019
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times: Next Generation 112 is already here. From geo-localisation solutions to content-rich emergency calls, technology today allows for a tremendous amount of information to be passed on to emergency rescuers. So, what’s next? Making sure market solutions are interoperable. EENA, in partnership with the ETSI […]
Public Warning in Chile : EENA Case Study
Chile has a significantly high exposure to disaster risk, with extreme natural events being a major part of its history. The situation has pushed the country to strengthen its resilience, learning lessons after each major event suffered. Initially exclusively reactive, Chile has turned towards a more preventative attitude, making it today one of the leading […]
EU reaches agreement on warning public of terrorist attacks
6 June, 2018 Over the past months, the EU has been debating lifesaving legislation that can change the way citizens are alerted of terrorist attacks and located in times of emergency. In the early hours of this morning, EU leaders reached an agreement on these aspects of the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC), marking a […]
Emergency apps: Join pan-European project
Join the project that will transform the landscape of emergency apps Emergency apps are a great asset for citizens as they provide crucial information to rescuers. But an app deployed in country X doesn’t work in country Y. In a Europe where people travel more and more (and where tech allows for your fridge to […]
Position d’EENA sur la réforme du traitement des appels d’urgence en France
Dans le contexte du débat autour du traitement des appels d’urgence en France, EENA souhaite dans ce document rappeler sa position sur ce sujet. Ce débat s’inscrit également dans la continuité de nombreux rapports publiés ces dernières années sur une possible évolution de l’organisation des services de secours en France. C’est pourquoi ce document s’articule […]
Emergency services & AED mapping
Chances are you have heard a story about someone who suffered from a cardiac arrest but lived thanks to an Automated External Defibrillator (or AED). In case of a cardiac arrest, minutes can literally mean the difference between life and death. That is why many emergency services organisations use AED mapping to locate the AED […]
How can Waze data contribute to the work of emergency services?
Data, data, data… You hear it everywhere: data is power. And we are all about bringing power to emergency response… That’s why in April 2017 EENA joined forces with Waze (the world’s largest community-based traffic and navigation app) to evaluate how Waze data can contribute to the work of emergency services. Four European pilot sites […]
Make room for the next big thing on AML
Over the last years, Advanced Mobile Location (AML) has been transforming emergency response from the old continent to the land down under and beyond. Android Emergency Location Service, or ELS (Google’s version of AML) has been live since 2016. Since March 2018, AML is also supported on iPhone. The life-saving technology is here to stay. […]
EENA Awards Heroic Icelandic Drone Rescue
The European Emergency Number Association (EENA), the Brussels-based public safety NGO, and DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, celebrated yesterday how drones have saved lives in complicated rescue missions, and announced they are extending their research partnership to further integrate drones into rescue operations. At EENA’s annual 112 Awards ceremony […]