Summary Magazine 112 year 2023
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The fire at the garden center in Tehovec
On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 6:26 p.m., the fire of the selling and service centre of the company HECHT MOTORS, s. r. o., in Tehovec, was announced to the emergency line of the Fire Rescue Service of Central Bohemian region. According to the store staff, there was a smell of fire in the premises of the company and smoke could be seen in one of the closed rooms on the cameras. The regional Operational and Information Centre of the Fire Rescue Service of Central Bohemian region deployed fire units assigned to the 1st degree of fire alarm to the scene of the incident, and a special level of fire alarm was gradually announced. A large number of electrolytic batteries and other goods were stored in the hall.
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International experience as inspiration for the training of firefighters-climbers in Hradec Králové region
Firefighters-climbers from the Fire Rescue Service of Hradec Králové region gained a silver medal at the prestigious international rescue team competition “Grimpday”. It took place in France in the city of Marseille and its surroundings at the end of May 2023. The experience from the international competition was behind the idea of organizing training in a similar spirit for firefighters from the Fire Rescue Service of Hradec Králové region. In June 2023, the first ever county-wide training of several days for all firefighters specializing in rescue from height and above free depth of a similar scope took place.
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Spanish Presidency
Spain will end its presidency of the Council of the European Union in December. Its priority was the disaster risk management governance, particularly with regard to strengthening management systems, reducing risk and increasing resilience at national and regional levels. On this topic, a presidential seminar was held in Aranjuez at the beginning of July with the participation of more than 60 delegates from most of the member and participating states of the Union´s Civil Protection Mechanism. Other important presidential events were the 51st meeting of the Directors-General for Civil Protection of the European Union, the European Economic Area and candidate countries and the meeting of the directors of the national centres of the European Union member states responsible for the resilience of critical entities and their infrastructure.
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Psychological service
As early as 2003, a psychological service was established at the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic. In 2023, the firefighters commemorated its twenty-year anniversary. On this occasion, the psychological department of the MoI-Directorate General of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic organized a conference, which took place on Thursday, October 12, 2023, in the representative premises of the Spiritka Hotel in Prague.
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