Photo: Martin Edlinger
Disaster Competence Network Austria (DCNA) acts as a link between scientific research and practitioners in crisis and disaster management. Through knowledge and technology transfer, findings from basic research are implemented and directed to those interested in security and disaster research in Austria and beyond.
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In the current issue of the magazine Blaulicht, Dietmar Kratzer and Barbara Juen (University of Innsbruck and DCNA Public Health expert group) examine the psychological stress on firefighters and show which protective factors and support services are necessary to remain operational in the long term.
We are delighted to welcome the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol as a new full member of DCNA. Founded in 1997, FH Kufstein offers international full-time and part-time Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes preparing students for future-oriented careers in business and engineering.
On today’s International Volunteer Day, we honour the commitment of those who dedicate their free time to helping others. In Austria, this amounts to around 3.7 million people – thus, nearly every second person aged 15 and older engages in voluntary, unpaid work, according to current figures from Statistics Austria. Several of our DCNA colleagues have also been volunteering for many years – today, we would like to put a spotlight on them.