TeamUP completes first Full-Scale Trial in Lyon

From 24 to 28 August 2026, the TeamUP consortium came together in Saint-Priest, Lyon, for the project’s first Full-Scale Trial. Hosted by the Service Départemental Métropolitain d’Incendie et de Secours (SDMIS), the Fire and Rescue Service of the Lyon Metropole and Rhône department, with the support of the École Nationale Supérieure de la Police (ENSP), the trial marked a major step in TeamUP’s journey from technology development and controlled testing towards integrated trialling in near-operational conditions.

Over the past two years, TeamUP technologies have progressed through a validation program including laboratory tests, usability tests, a small-scale trial and integration activities. In Lyon, many of these tools were brought together and placed directly in the hands of first responders, in particular chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRN-E) practitioners.

The week began with briefings, training, tool familiarisation and dry runs before moving into the main trial activities. A realistic scenario involving an explosion and a suspected radiological threat provided the setting for responders to work through different phases of a complex CBRN-E incident.

TeamUP technologies in action

Alongside the main scenario, technology-focused activities organised as part of operational workshops gave participants additional opportunities to work with individual tools and provide more detailed feedback.

Throughout the week, participants attended those workshops which were organised to reflect the different stages of CBRN-E response. These workshops covered detection, identification and monitoring; search and rescue; triage and casualty management; decontamination; incident coordination and information management; and advanced medical follow-up.

TeamUP technologies were integrated into these workshops according to their intended operational use. Detection and monitoring tools supported the identification and assessment of hazards, while the Digital Triage Toolkit and AR Glasses were used to support casualty management. Decontamination technologies were tested as part of the response process, while digital applications including the Worksite Operations Application and Incident Management System supported the exchange and management of information between teams in the field and the command post.

The workshops also included an Advanced Medical Post, where TeamUP’s breath sampling approach was assessed in the context of post-exposure health monitoring. Finally, a dedicated workshop was organised to present the training and exercise planning solutions developed within the framework of the project, namely the Mixed Reality Training and the Scenario Builder

First responders and CBRN-E experts were able to use the tools under realistic operational constraints and evaluate their usability, practical applicability and compatibility with existing procedures.

This interaction between practitioners, researchers and technology providers is central to TeamUP. Lyon provided an opportunity to see whether individual tools work as intended, but also how they can complement one another when several activities are taking place at the same time and information needs to move between responders and command.