Whereas 2020 threatens to be the year of stagnation due to the COVID-19 crisis, 2019 was a year of major changes. At European level, a new European Parliament was elected and a new European Commission was appointed by the end of 2019. Within Euralarm, the ‘borders’ were opened to associate members and the strategic objectives of Euralarm were translated into a concrete marketing plan. Also in 2019, a catastrophic fire, this year of Notre Dame, proved that fire safety cannot be taken for granted.