Summary Magazine 112 year 2016
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
New face of the Sports Centre of the Ministry of Interior
Award Ceremony of the best athletes of the Ministry of Interior for the year 2016 was held on 4 October this year in TOP Hotel Praha. The organiser, the Sports Centre of the Ministry of Interior introduced the new brand OLYMP. p. 2
Traffic accident of a trolley bus
On August 30, 2016 a serious traffic accident of a trolley bus happened in Otrokovice, the Zlín Region. Thirteen people were injured in the accident, one of them was transported from the accident place by helicopter air ambulance. Professional firefighters from Otrokovice, Zlín and Kroměříž intervened in the site of the incident. p. 4
Lifts from fire safety perspective
Elevators belong to a very important technical equipment of buildings and technologies. For these reasons, we need to pay attention not only to their good technical execution, but also in terms of fire safety. Especially the fire elevators and the evacuation elevators are very important elements of fire safety. p. 10
FSDays 2016 Fair and the latest trends from the world of security
8th Prague Fire & Security Days 2016 (FSDays 2016), the international fair of the latest trends in field of fire and security equipment, systems and services, was held in Prague from 20 to 24 September 2016 in the PVA EXPO PRAHA exhibition grounds in Prague - Letňany p. 12
Experienced operators of emergency lines
The Regional Operation and Information Centre of the Prague Fire Rescue Service (Prague KOPIS, in Czech) has qualified and good operating officers and technicians of 112. The Prague KOPIS is the centre of management of activities and coordination of fire units of the Prague FRS for the area of the capital city of Prague. In early 2015 the Department of 112 Call Centre merged with the KOPIS Dept., and moved to a new building of the Modřany Fire Station in Prague 12. p.14
Czech Republic Championship of Rescue Dogs or Firefighters have the best search dogs for 2016
In the days of 9 to 11 September 2016 the 12th Championship of the Czech Republic of rescue dogs and dog handlers of the bodies of the Integrated Rescue System was held in Ostrava. This year's event was organised by the Ostrava Municipal Police in the premises of the Dolní Vítkovice. p. 15
Observers’ day of the Water 2016 Exercise
In the days of 12 to 14 September 2016 the Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with the Prague City Hall and other entities organized the Water 2016 Exercise. The goal of this exercise was to verify the system of emergency drinking water supply in emergencies and crisis situations, and to train professional service of mobile water treatment plants. The exercise was completed with an observers’ programme on the bank of the Vltava River. p. 20
Firefighter with a pastel
Mr. Josef Barták is serving for a quarter of century as a professional firefighter in Havlíčkův Brod, the Vysočina Region. Over the years he interfered with hundreds of events. Some prefer not to remember, some may raise a smile on his face. But, each firefighter has one intervention that can’t be erased of his memory. p. 28