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Hydrogen release in the tunnel: Test week in the CHEMATUN project
The CHEMATUN project team has completed an intensive first week of testing. For the first time, hydrogen release tests were…
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EMERDEC: second study successfully concluded
Emergency responders constantly have to make decisions in extremely stressful situations. The FFG-KIRAS project EMERDEC is investigating how these processes…
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Strengthening Global Partnerships: GADRI Secretary-General Visits Vienna
Earlier this week, DCNA and BOKU University had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Hirokazu Tatano, Secretary-General of the Global Alliance…
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New ‘Blaulicht’ issue: Heavy rainfall in real time
The June issue of the fire service magazine ‘Blaulicht’ features the KIRAS project FloodPrep, which aims to support emergency responders…
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FireWISE as a game changer in wildfire operations
The latest issue of the emergency services magazine “Blaulicht” offers insights into another DCNA project: FireWISE – Knowledge Management for…
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New DCNA-project: TOPOKAT
A new project within DCNA started in late April 2026: TOPOKAT aims to systematically map, model, visualize, and analyze the…