Summary Magazine 112 year 2023
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Devasting fire at Penny Market in Sokolov region
On Sunday, November 6, 2022, a devastating fire occurred at the store of the Penny chain in the village of Chodov near Sokolov. Due to the extent of the fire in the building and its position in the middle of the panel residential area and despite the rapid arrival of the fire protection units on the scene and the effectively conducted intervention, the 3rd degree of fire alarm was declared. The cause of the fire was a plastic shopping cart that caught fire. The damage was calculated at approximately 48 million CZK.
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Tactical exercise - Fire on the filling ramps of automobile tanks at the ČEPRO warehouse
A fictitious fire on the premises of ČEPRO, a. s. was the subject of a tactical exercise of the bodies of the integrated rescue system. It was a regular exercise, which every three years examines the emergency preparedness of the ČEPRO Střelice facility, the bodies of the integrated rescue system and the municipality of Střelice near Brno in dealing with a simulated accident according to the set scenario. Ultimately, the exercise demonstrated the readiness of all bodies, and the cooperation of the village's crisis staff with the intervention commander's staff was especially appreciated.
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The Union Civil Protection Mechanism's response to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
On Monday, February 6, 2023, Turkey and Syria were affected by the worst earthquake in 100 years. In total, more than 52,000 people died and more than 125,000 people were injured. Turkey activated the Union Civil Protection Mechanism as early as one and a half hours after the first shock, requesting both rescue teams and humanitarian aid. After the activation, there was an immediate response from 21 member states. The Czech Republic deployed urban search and rescue team (USAR). It was deployed to the site of the disaster the same day and joined the rescue works the following day.
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The Secondary Vocational School of Fire Protection and the Higher Vocational School of Fire Protection are resuming secondary education
In 2023, Director General of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic, Lt Gen Vladimír Vlček, Ph.D., MBA, decided to resume studies at the Secondary Vocational School of Fire Protection. The basic assumption is that secondary school students should understand the principles of fire protection, crisis management, integrated rescue system and population protection. The first students will enter the 1st year of the Secondary Vocational School of Fire Protection in September 2023.
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