Biological hazards such as MRSA ("hospital germ") and Ebola endanger emergency forces. For their safety, the DEFERM project (decontamination measures after a deliberate or natural release of pathogenic microorganisms) targets biological hazard management.

The research department in THW develops artificial intelligence (AI) in an AI LivingLab for civil protection use cases. In this way THW contributes to implement the governmental AI-strategy.

The project aims to expand the range of applications of the already successfully tested fixedwing drone system.

Against the background of a flooding scenario in the city of Hamburg, the project develops an AI and data platform to integrate, analyze and prepare available information.

The German Practitioner Network for Civil Security Research (ForAn) is building a network of research-based German practitioners from the areas of police emergency response, non-police emergency response and KRITIS operators. ForAn supports its members in obtaining European funding from the research and innovation framework program Horizon Europe.

The PAIRS project is developing a service-oriented, open data infrastructure that can be used to forecast the effects of crisis situations and generate targeted recommendations for various response actors.

The project focuses on creating a robot system that is capable of safely transporting a payload of up to 120 kilograms through difficult terrain (including gravel, obstacles and inclines).

This study examines whether and to what extent THW, as a civil protection organisation, can expand its competencies in cyber assistance