Kent Fire and Rescue Service is responsible for delivering fire and rescue services to more than 1.7 million people in Kent. With 56 fire stations and 1,700 operational members of staff, Kent Fire and Rescue Service has a fleet of…
Brandweerzone Centrum, the Ghent Fire and Rescue service, was founded in 1805. Over 450 fire fighters guard the safety of over 300.000 citizens of Ghent and surrounding villages. The professional force has its headquarters near the town centre. Four subsidiaries are…
The Beveren Fire and Rescue Service is part of the Brandweerzone Waasland. The service operates in the north east of the province of East Flanders, including part of the Port of Antwerp. About 50.000 citizens and many large industries can…
Brandweerzone Antwerpen, The Antwerp Fire and Rescue Service is a professional fire corps that operates in the city of Antwerp and the surrounding area. Over 550.000 citizens in the area can count on the help of the service. The overall protection…
Every department in France has a specialised public body for Fire and Rescue Services: the SDIS. It consists of a fire fighting unit (professional as well as voluntary) and an administrative and technical staff. The mission of the SDIS concentrates…
Today the four partners of the MIRG-EU project officially ended the three year Interreg IVA 2Seas project with a final conference in Vlissingen. The various presenters looked back on the results of the project, presented case studies from Iceland and…
eMIRG is the title of the project newsletter. The first issue has been released. Articles cover the background of the project, the results so far and experience with MIRGs in the UK.
In June the Dutch, Belgian and French MIRG-EU partners visited their colleagues in Kent, England to see the equipment the Kent Fire and Rescue Service uses.