The year 2025 was extremely productive, in terms of the visibility of our institution, now hosted by the Val de Sambre Rescue Zone (made up of an operational staff of around 240 professional firefighters, volunteer firefighters, and ambulance drivers, as well as an administrative staff of 22 people, and managed by Colonel Marc Gilbert)
In fact, no less than 30 countries were represented by delegates during this year, either through their participation in our conferences or for having attended our courses. The focus this year has been set on the new courses given to emergency department staff of our hospitals on the one hand and on increasing our international visibility in the field of crisis management and robotics on the other hand.
The International CBRNE Institute has been extended to a Medical Knowledge Centre (MED-KC) entrusted to the Dr Frank VAN TRIMPONT, Anesthesiologist and Emergency Physicist, Director of the disaster certificate course at the Free University of Brussels (partially delivered at the ICI with a specific CBRN course), Secretary General of the European Council for Disaster Medicine, Reserve Officer of the Belgian Army.
The ICI also welcomed a new partner from Australia, namely EPE: EPE enables Australians and their allies to safely operate in high-threat environments, providing Force Protection, CBRN Defence (CBRND) and counter-threat solutions to First Responders, Defence Forces, Law Enforcement, and other government agencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Welcome to Jim Blackburn
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