State Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) of Latvia informs that a new functionality – the possibility to see the nearest available shelters – has been introduced in the application "112 Latvia". This…
From August 18 till 22, will be held a national civil protection training “RADEX 2025” throughout the territory of Latvia, during which five hazard scenarios related to the elimination of leaks of…
From August 1 to 16 of this year, sixteen officials from the State Fire and Rescue Service (SFS) will travel to Portugal to provide assistance during the high-risk wildfire season under the European…
From July 1, 2025, cellular broadcasting has been introduced in Latvia – an effective and modern solution for warning the public in emergency situations. Cell broadcast complements existing…
The Civil Protection Directors General Meeting, organized within the framework of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, will take place in Laulāsma (Estonia) from 3 to 4…
On May 23 of this year, from 10:00 to 10:10, alarm sirens will be activated for three minutes throughout the country to check the activation procedure of the national early warning system and its…
The Information Centre of the Ministry of the Interior has entered into a contract with the procurement tender winner SIA “Meditec” for supplementing the early warning system with cell broadcast…
On Wednesday 9 October at 11.00 a.m. in “Circle K Terminal & Transport Latvia” Ltd. boatman Street 7, Riga will host local practical civil protection and disaster management training. The purpose of…
On May 9th, experts from the rescue services of the Baltic States met in Riga with the common aim of assessing existing capacity needs, determining their sufficiency, identifying potential gaps and…
This week from 28th till 29th of June in Belgium (Brussels) in progress is the 7th European Civil Protection Forum. From State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia (SFRS) participates deputy chief of…