Summary Magazine 112 year 2017
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Extensive blaze of tires
On 10th May 2017 a fire in the Company in Bělčice, the Benešov district, was reported to the operation centre of the FRS of Central Bohemian Region. Already during the way to the incident site, the intervention commander declared “II Alarm Level” according to the fire alarm plan. The smoke column was visible from long distance, even from Prague. P. 4
Firefighters broke a sweat in the Hell
In a unique building named Peklo (means the Hell) in an entertainment centre near Hlinsko, Eastern Bohemia, every movement requires high attention. Firefighters had run a tactical exercise how to rescue people from this rugged underground environment. P. 6
Mine rescue brigades in the Lozorno Polygon
The joint exercise of mining rescuers from the Hodonín Main Mining Rescue Station, the Lobodice Mining Rescue Station, the Odolov Mining Rescue Station and the Main Mining Rescue Station of Malacky, Slovakia, was held in a training polygon in Lozorno, Slovakia, on 15th June 2017. The exercise was attended by observers - representatives of the RWE distribution company, Moravské naftové doly company, the Slovak Mining Rescue Service, representatives from the Ministry of Interior - General Directorate of the Fire & Rescue Service of the Czech Republic, and certain regional FRSs, and many other representatives of Czech and Slovak organizations. P. 7
Chemical Service News III, New Chemical Service Guidelines
In the previous issue, we introduced the basic internal regulation of chemical service, which is The Chemical Service Regulation of the Fire & Rescue Service of the Czech Republic. In 2016, however, three more directives of the General Director of the Fire & Rescue Service of the Czech Republic, concerning the chemical service, were issued: for example, the Directive of the DG of FRS CR No. 34/2016, on handling with hazardous chemicals and chemical mixtures. P. 8
Phenomenon of suicide and principles of intervention
In the days of 9th and 10th May 2017 the Tišnov educational facility hosted a training targeted on phenomenon of suicide and principles of intervention with people with suicidal intentions. Two teams of post-traumatic care of the South Bohemian FRS and the Vysočina FRS attended the training. P. 10
Fighting against drought and floods
On 5th June 2017 the State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic organised a seminar on fighting droughts and floods in the City Hall of the City of Prague. The expert seminar presented suitable solutions to prevent drought, floods, how to provide sufficient drinking water in municipalities, and what benefits the wastewater treatment of domestic treatment plants brings to. P. 20
Activity and tasks of the reception centre of Temelín Nuclear Power Plant
The Temelín Nuclear Power Plant - one of two functioning nuclear power plants in the Czech Republic - is located in the South Bohemian Region. For the population living around the power plant, in the so-called emergency planning zone, protective measures in case of emergency / a radiation accident are planned. P. 22
Courses of population protection techniques
For a great deal of interest, a redevelopment course called "Population Protection Technician" was repeated in 2017, attended by designated members, population protection technicians, or commanders of voluntary fire units (VFU) of municipalities. This vocational training is carried out in accordance with the Directive of the DG of FRS CR No. 3/2014, on the training and professional competence of members of VFU of municipalities and VFU of companies. P. 25
Sport was his life
During one of the exercises - the evacuation of people from the fourth floor of the training tower, the rope anchor failed to secure - and Václav Dvořák woke up in the hospital. For a man who worked as a firefighter of chemical service, but nearly fifteen years as a climber - instructor in rescuing people from heights and depths, for a real sportsman, it was an awful waking up. Still, he managed to get up and today he walks through his life, though with French sticks. P. 27
Separation chemistry and analysis of toxic substances
Every second year the Population Protection Institute organises a specialized conference on toxic chemistry. The International Conference on Separation Chemistry and Analysis of Toxic Substances was held in the days of 5th and 6th June 2017 here in Lázně Bohdaneč, Eastern Bohemia. P. 35