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  • Bringing neighbours closer

    Bringing neighbours closer

    Welcome to the Interreg V-A Latvia–Lithuania Programme 2014–2020!

    About the programme
  • Bringing neighbours closer

    Bringing neighbours closer

    Welcome to the Interreg V-A Latvia–Lithuania Programme 2014–2020!

  • Bringing neighbours closer

    Bringing neighbours closer

    Welcome to the Interreg V-A Latvia–Lithuania Programme 2014–2020!

LLI-267 Introducing new technologies in near border emergency combat (EMERG_TECH)

Despite national borders, natural or man-made disasters often affect entire border region, and requires fast, effective and united reaction of fire and rescue services. The main goal of the project is to implement new technologies in the work of the fire and rescue services of Kurzeme, Latgale, Zemgale, Riga regions of Latvia and Klaipeda, Telsiai, Siauliai, Panevezys, Utena and Kaunas counties of Lithuania, to increase the ability of services to objectively evaluate and promptly respond to nature and man-made disasters. The project shall introduce use of the new technologies – specialized drones for the surveillance of the situation– and new related methods that will allow more objective monitor fire and rescue works, thus allowing emergency situations to be assessed more quickly and efficiently. During the project a special tuition programme on the use of equipment will be developed, and 8 new drone’s instructors from both countries will be educated. Later they will pass their knowledge to other officers of fire and security services. The equipment needed for fire and rescue services as well as for training of specialists will be purchased, drones with regular cameras (LV – 11; LT – 6), drones with thermal cameras (LV -6; LT – 3), mapping drones (LV – 1; LT – 1), 2 specialized vehicles (1 LV, 1 LT).

At the end of the project, joint extensive two-days-long practical training on the use of the drones in emergency situations will be organized for 80 Latvian and 40 Lithuanian participants. As a result of the project, the fire and rescue services will improve their skills, introduce new training methodology and improve mutual cooperation by making firefighting and rescue missions more effective by reducing the negative effects of disasters and improving safety.

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Press release

New technologies to combat emergencies will be introduced in Latvian and Lithuanian fire services

The State Fire and Rescue Service in co-operation with the Klaipėda County Fire and Rescue Board is launching the project “Introduction of New Technologies in Combating Border Emergencies”.

The aim of this project is to increase the ability of the fire and rescue services of Kurzeme, Latgale, Riga, Zemgale and Klaipeda, Telsiai, Siauliai, Panevezys, Vilnius and Kaunas regions to objectively assess and promptly respond to natural and man-made disasters. Thus, within the framework of the project, SFRS plans to purchase 18 drones and a staff vehicle adapted for their use, will train five employees in a drone pilot training course, purchase training equipment, as well as organize participation in two days of practical training.

The project “Introduction of New Technologies in Combating Border Emergencies” (EMERG_TECH, LLI-267) is being implemented within the framework of the Latvian-Lithuanian Cross-Border Cooperation Program 2014-2020. The total project cost is 588,228 EUR. The co-financing of the project from the European Regional Development Fund is 499 993.90 EUR, the project must be implemented within two years – until May 31, 2020.


SFRS organizes practical training on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones)

From November 10 to 12, the State Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) together with the Klaipeda Fire and Rescue Board organizes practical training on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in the Interreg V-A Latvia-Lithuania Cross-Border Cooperation Program 2014-2020. within the framework of the project “Introduction of New Technologies in Combating Border Emergencies” (EMERG_TECH, LLI-276). Practical training has a cross-border effect, as it takes place in parallel both in Zemgale region and Klaipeda district according to a common scenario.

The aim of the practical training is to hand over unmanned aircraft to the SFRS structural units for further performance of service functions, as well as to promote employees’ understanding of the capabilities of the drones purchased by the project and their integration into the SFRS daily work, including information on the e-learning system and internal rules.

In the project, SFRS purchased 43 drones: 30 with an optical camera and a thermal camera, 11 with an optical camera and 2 multifunctional drones equipped with a high-resolution thermal camera and a visual visibility camera with optical zoom. The devices are designed to enable firefighters to carry out aerial reconnaissance using an optical or thermal camera. The information obtained from the drone helps to make decisions on the location of resources faster, as well as to identify critical points more quickly, for example, to identify the hottest places in the roof structure of a burning building. The drones are not intended for firefighting, transporting equipment or transporting people.

Officials of territorial and independent structural units of the SFRS are involved in the training, who will learn to use drones in practice, as well as participate in a meeting (outdoors) where the general vision of the SFRS to use drones in the implementation of basic functions will be discussed.

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22 March 2022

LLI-267 Introducing new technologies in near border emergency combat (EMERG_TECH) Press release

New technologies to combat emergencies will be introduced in Latvian and Lithuanian fire services

The State Fire and Rescue Service in co-operation with the Klaipėda County Fire and Rescue Board is launching the project “Introduction of New Technologies in Combating Border Emergencies”.

The aim of this project is to increase the ability of the fire and rescue services of Kurzeme, Latgale, Riga, Zemgale and Klaipeda, Telsiai, Siauliai, Panevezys, Vilnius and Kaunas regions to objectively assess and promptly respond to natural and man-made disasters. Thus, within the framework of the project, SFRS plans to purchase 18 drones and a staff vehicle adapted for their use, will train five employees in a drone pilot training course, purchase training equipment, as well as organize participation in two days of practical training.

The project “Introduction of New Technologies in Combating Border Emergencies” (EMERG_TECH, LLI-267) is being implemented within the framework of the Latvian-Lithuanian Cross-Border Cooperation Program 2014-2020. The total project cost is 588,228 EUR. The co-financing of the project from the European Regional Development Fund is 499 993.90 EUR, the project must be implemented within two years – until May 31, 2020.


SFRS organizes practical training on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones)

From November 10 to 12, the State Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) together with the Klaipeda Fire and Rescue Board organizes practical training on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in the Interreg V-A Latvia-Lithuania Cross-Border Cooperation Program 2014-2020. within the framework of the project “Introduction of New Technologies in Combating Border Emergencies” (EMERG_TECH, LLI-276). Practical training has a cross-border effect, as it takes place in parallel both in Zemgale region and Klaipeda district according to a common scenario.

The aim of the practical training is to hand over unmanned aircraft to the SFRS structural units for further performance of service functions, as well as to promote employees’ understanding of the capabilities of the drones purchased by the project and their integration into the SFRS daily work, including information on the e-learning system and internal rules.

In the project, SFRS purchased 43 drones: 30 with an optical camera and a thermal camera, 11 with an optical camera and 2 multifunctional drones equipped with a high-resolution thermal camera and a visual visibility camera with optical zoom. The devices are designed to enable firefighters to carry out aerial reconnaissance using an optical or thermal camera. The information obtained from the drone helps to make decisions on the location of resources faster, as well as to identify critical points more quickly, for example, to identify the hottest places in the roof structure of a burning building. The drones are not intended for firefighting, transporting equipment or transporting people.

Officials of territorial and independent structural units of the SFRS are involved in the training, who will learn to use drones in practice, as well as participate in a meeting (outdoors) where the general vision of the SFRS to use drones in the implementation of basic functions will be discussed.

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General objective of the project was to increase environmental safety in cross-border regions of Latvia and Lithuania. This project has contributed to increase of the near border environmental safety by improving cooperation and technological capacities of rescue services of Latvia and Lithuania for more efficient fire and rescue operations.

During the project rescue services learned to apply new methods and technologies for emergency combat (usage of drones), tested their skills and improved cooperation. Overall this makes the rescue operations more efficient, minimizes the environmental risks and damage to nature and humans. Drones with camera or mapping drones are useful tools for precise analysis of the territory from air. They provide operating group with data based information that makes decision making more effective, localization and reduction of fire faster and the loses to physical property and environment less. Drones are also used to monitor the emergency site, manage rescue resources, provide data on wind direction or speed, temperature, they help with finding oil leak pollution and assist in search and rescue of people during bad weather conditions or nighttime (with thermal camera).

Overall 11 institutions contributed to the project. Online tuition program with materials on use of drones was created. 43 representatives from State Fire and Rescue Services of Latvia including Fire Safety and Civil Protection College and 21 representatives from Fire and Rescue Department of Lithuania from 6 regions took part in 2-day practical training on use of drones. 12 firefighters passed drone operator exams and will be able to teach their colleagues. The equipment (53 drones) purchased during the project will help to provide training process in the future. State Fire and Rescue Services of Latvia representatives went to State Border Guard (Latvia) base and made demonstrations of new drones. Also National military forces of Latvia and representative from National Forest service took part in various instructor practical exercises. Some of planned demonstrations and training activities for other involved institutions were executed later or postponed due to COVID-19.

Further, the online tuition program that contains informational materials, visual materials and test created during this project will be used for educational and training purposes in Latvia and Lithuania to ensure that new generations of firefighters, rescuers and other corresponding services are introduced with these latest technologies. In the future these programs will be funded by state budget.

One of training sites where new technologies were introduced to Fire and Rescue Services.

Last updated: 26.03.2024 16:20