Tactical self-protection of emergency services

Tactical self-protection of emergency services

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Tactical self-protection of emergency services

New challenges for authorities and organizations with security tasks

The topic of “security” and the associated questions of tactical self-protection of emergency services have been changing in many ways for several years.

Examples of reasons include:

  • Classic conflicts between nations become conflicts between cultures;
  • well-known confrontation mechanisms become asymmetrical;
  • Perpetrators or groups of perpetrators can no longer be clearly identified;
  • State authorities and also dangerous people are in an escalating state of technological upgrading;
  • the subjective feeling of security deteriorates;
  • organized crime is increasing;
  • etc.

Clear separation is no longer possible

Nowadays, conflicts can no longer be distinguished based on narrow geographical or political boundaries: areas of conflict are often defined culturally or religiously. A conflict issue often affects several states or entire regions completely.

Furthermore, the division and identification of conflict parties is no longer possible according to classic criteria. According to international law, combatants can no longer be clearly distinguished from non-combatants, for example based on external characteristics and the way they act.

Another aspect: Dangers or perpetrators often come from the middle of society - their appearance and their approach and the timing of their actions cannot be predicted.

Nowadays, perpetrators of small-scale and organized crime are equipped with passive and active technological tools that enable them to be highly efficient in pursuing their goals. The financial and human resources required for official BOS organizations to keep pace here are enormous.

Military tactics and means are increasingly being used in the area of ​​organized crime and terrorism. The German authorities in particular are forced to take this into account when training emergency forces in the area of ​​internal security and to face the challenge of the constitutional separation from the area of ​​external security.

Last but not least, it should be said that in previously relatively safe European democratic countries, more and more damaging events are occurring that are otherwise only known from civil war countries or war and disaster areas. It is important to prepare the emergency services psychologically and practically for such images.

Challenges for BOS organizations

The consequences of the factors mentioned above are: Authorities and organizations with security tasks (BOS organizations) must change their tactical planning, sensitize their emergency services to new dangers and, overall, deal with new operational challenges.

Target groups for training in the area of ​​tactical self-protection for emergency services are, for example, relatives

  • the municipal correctional service or community correctional service
  • of the entire state and federal police force
  • of the fire departments
  • the emergency services
  • of disaster protection organizations
  • of humanitarian aid organizations
  • etc.

A good education is the best insurance

Raising the awareness of emergency services about life-threatening operational situations is a high priority for all authorities and organizations with security tasks.

In addition to imparting theoretical knowledge, this requires training in realistic situations and cross-service and cross-organizational exercises.

After theory comes practice

At the TCRH Mosbach, education, training and regular training are in place realistic scenarios possible. The legal framework for this is provided by TCRH Training Center Rescue and Help GmbH.

The training offers of the TCRH and its partners offer members of BOS organizations in particular an efficient use of their training time.

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