Summary Magazine 112 year 2023
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Fire at the shopping center Hvězda in Benešov
On Monday, November 14, 2022, a fire broke out in the grocery above the BILLA store in Benešov. Due to the large amount of flammable material, the size and structure of the building, a special level of fire alarm was declared. Due to the high intensity of the fire and the collapse of the concrete ceiling structure, the building was extinguished using a large number of aerial equipment. The fire was put out for more than twenty hours. The damage was calculated at approximately 50 million CZK.
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Tactical exercise TRAIN 2022
Dozens injured and two dead in a railway accident after two trains collided. This was the scenario of the tactical exercise of the bodies of the integrated rescue system, which was conducted last year near the railway tunnel near the village of Jívová in Olomouc. The aim of the exercise was to verify the readiness of the IRS bodies and their tactical readiness for mutual intervention in emergencies with a large number of injured persons and victims in inaccessible terrain with difficult traffic accessibility. The exercise was attended by 89 members of the FRS CR, rescuers and medical personnel, staff members and 29 assistants.
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Deployment of the Czech USAR team after the devastating earthquake in Turkey
On Monday, February 6, 2023, at 4:17 a.m. local time, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale occurred at a depth of 18 km near the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep near the border with Syria. According to initial information, the earthquake affected ten other cities. Hundreds of dead and injured people were reported on the sites, buildings and infrastructure were damaged, aftershocks were recorded in the entire area. The USAR (Urban Search and Rescue Team) of the FRS CR was also involved in the rescue work, which at the request of the Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) assisted in the search and rescue of people in collapsed buildings for more than a week.
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10 years of the program „Safety Education – protection of people during emergencies“ at fire station Prague-Modřany
It has been 10 years since the members of the Fire Rescue Brigade of the Capital city of Prague obtained additional necessary premises for their professional activities in the new Modřany fire station. The modern concept of the building, the elements of which also include barrier-free access, allows all social groups, including seniors and disabled people, to complete the educational program "Safety Education - protection of people during emergencies" directly in this fire station, thanks to the modernly equipped classroom of the preventive educational activity. The program enjoys great public interest and its popularity is evidenced by the constantly increasing number of visitors.
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