The Crisis Information Centre (CIK) took part in the S.A.F.E. (Solidarity Aid For European Union) 2026 rescue exercise, organised by the National Headquarters of the State Fire Service through the Lower Silesian Provincial Headquarters of the State Fire Service in Wrocław

On 6 May 2026, the Crisis Information Centre CBK PAN, as part of the Civil Security Hub Poland, was asked to provide information support during the firefighting efforts in the Solska Forest in the Lubelskie Province. Since yesterday, we have been providing information based on satellite data about the area affected by the fire directly to the State Fire Service.

New in the "Geoinformation Guide" series: we present the capabilities of the Copernicus Browser web application.

On March 25, 2026, an expert meeting dedicated to the OVERWATCH project was held in Warsaw. The event, organized by the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN), brought together representatives of the scientific community, emergency services, and international partners working in the fields of security and advanced technologies.

On March 5, 2026, a press conference was held in Warsaw to announce the start of operational activities of the Civil Security Hub Poland and to present the results of its preparatory phase. CS Hub PL is the first civil security entity of its kind in Europe and forms part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) new initiative, Space Resilience Nodes. The event brought together representatives of the companies and institutions co-creating the Hub, special guests - users benefiting from its support - as well as members of the media.

The first of two pilot demonstrations of the Overwatch project took place in Portugal on 28-30 October 2025. The exercise was conducted at the Santa Margarita Military Camp and the Emergency Military Support Unit in Abrantes, simulating response actions to a large-scale wildfire.