Barents Rescue 2019

Barents Rescue 2019

This page contains links to documents, presentations and information material related to the Barents Rescue 2019 (BR-19) exercise, which took place in the Kiruna area in Norrbotten, Sweden in September 2019.

The biennial Barents Rescue is a multi-lateral crisis management exercise under the framework of the Barents cooperation. During the exercise, national, regional and local actors focus on the handling of natural disasters, major accidents and others emergencies in the Barents region. The main organizer for the exercise in 2019 is the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (Myndigheten för Samhällsskydd och Beredskap/MSB). The MSB infopage for BR-19 can be found via this link >>

Final Planning Conference, Kiruna, May 2019

Presentations from the Seminars Programme:

Seminars Programme, overview
Why Nødnett - Rakel - Virve are connected, presentation by Jarmo Vinqvist, Erillisverkkot
Climate changes in the Barents region, presentation by Gustav Strandberg, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
How does climate change affect the Sami culture, presentation by Anne Walkeapää, The Sami Parliament
Barents Cooperation 26 years - an overview, presentation by Tomas Hallberg, International Barents Secretariat
HNS and rescue operations under cold conditions, presentation by Hannu Rantanen, Senior Specialist
Border crossing collaborations, presentation by Lars Røslie, University hospital of Northern Norway
Crisis management in Norway, presentation by Lars Røslie, University hospital of Northern Norway
Hercules accident on Kebnekaise March 2012, presentation by Thomas Winnberg, fire chief Kiruna and Urban Johansson, Swedish police