Practitioner Perspectives of the PROACTIVE CBRNe Disaster App

To help practitioners better meet the needs of the public at large when managing diverse groups of people during a CBRNe (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and explosive) incident, the PROACTIVE project is developing a CBRNe smartphone disaster app which aims to improve the efficiency of the communication between law enforcement agencies, policy makers and citizens. By using a co-creation methodology with both civil society organisations and CBRNe practitioners, PROACTIVE ensures the app will meet the needs and expectations of both end-user groups. This work-in-progress paper focuses on a workshop carried out with practitioners to test the first mobile app prototype. The results demonstrate that the prototype mobile app is in line with practitioners expectations but that there is room for improvement, such as more visuals, and new features, such as translation, should be added. Looking forward, the app will be updated before being tested in upcoming field training exercises.