Deadly floods in Slovenia, wildfires in Italy and Greece and blistering heat in Spain: It’s been a summer of extremes in the European Union. Nestled in the gray streets of Brussels’ EU district, the bloc’s emergency response coordination center has been in 24/7 action — connecting countries’ emergency services, coordinating the deployment of rescue teams and kit, and trying to anticipate the next natural disaster.

On Monday, EU Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarcic announced that Germany and France were sending prefabricated bridges, excavation machinery and engineering teams to Slovenia in the aftermath of flooding; meanwhile Greece was sending Canadair aircraft to help Cyprus tackle wildfires; Late last week he announced that nine European countries were being monitored for “extreme” fire risk, five were facing flood alerts and two were under red alerts for high temperatures or rain.

All 27 EU countries plus nine nearby states including Turkey, Ukraine and Norway all contribute to the club but nations further afield can use the tool to call for help. Earlier this year, Canada drafted in European firefighters to battle forest blazes, and last year, water purification teams and doctors were sent to Pakistan as the nation battled devastating flooding.