Rescue services in transition

11th DRK congress for rescue services convenes in Hannover

Rescue services will figure as an important part of the supporting program at INTERSCHUTZ 2010. The overall direction rescue services need to take was already made clear at the 11th rescue services congress of the German Red Cross (DRK), held recently at the Hannover exhibition center from 19 to 21 March. A total of 1,000 people attended to find out the latest information on
the changing face of rescue services in Germany and the rest of Europe. Topicsincluded the changed policy framework for issues like intra-European competition, domestic and foreign security in the face of new threats, social and demographic trends and their impact on health care and - last but not least - the individual positioning and integration of emergency relief services within the context of a united Europe.

Deutsche Messe was represented at the congress with its own stand advertising INTERSCHUTZ 2010.