Summary Magazine 112 year 2018
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Ternary triangle diagrams of explosions of flammable substances
Every year flammable substances and materials cause fires and explosions due to improper handling. The ternary triangular explosion diagrams can greatly help to understand dangers and to take the necessary preventive measures. p. 4
Fire of the waste sorting facility
On 20th October a fire of the waste sorting plant of the Rumpold Company, Ltd. in the Kladno district was announced to the Regional Operational and Information Centre of the Central Bohemia FRS. The intervention required considerable efforts of all intervening firefighters from 21 fire units, both professional and voluntary. The complexity of the intervention and high development of radiant heat were the reasons for declaring the third degree of fire alarm. p. 7
New training area
The course named Chainsaw operator took place in the Brno School and Training Facility of the Fire & Rescue Service of the Czech Republic at the beginning of this year. It was also a premiere for the newly created training area for practical part of this course, which allows safe, and especially clear training with different winches, both in the removal of suspended trees and in the felling of differently inclined trees. p. 11
First aid for traffic accidents
First of all, we should always think about safety and prevention. While traveling by car, it should even be doubled. Remember the advices given in the article whenever you get to the vehicle, whether alone or with your family. p. 12
Cooperation of the Psychological Service of FRS CR with NGOs
The main objective of the cooperation of Psychological Service of FRS CR with non-governmental non-profit organizations is to provide psychosocial and humanitarian assistance to population affected by consequences of an emergency or in crisis situations. Another subject of cooperation is monitoring of the needs of the population in affected area, operation of evacuation centres, providing of emergency accommodation, organization of collections for citizens etc. p. 16
The emergency survival container in the Zlín Region for firefighters and crisis staffs of municipalities
Two-day exercise of fire units involving the crisis staff of municipalities with extended competences was held in the days of 29th to 30th June 2017. The exercise proved synergy of individual bodies in solving an emergency, e.g. of an extensive natural disaster and subsequent complicated measures. p. 17
17th Population Protection Conference - new trends in the system of warning
The 17th International Conference on Population Protection - Health Rescue Service 2018 was held in the VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava in the days of 31st January and 1st February 2018. The main themes were new trends in alert and warning systems for emergencies and crisis situations, the issue of modernization of the population warning system from the view of energy companies, the project of renewal and modernization of the Unified Warnings of Population System in surroundings of nuclear facilities, and health rescue. p. 26
Safety for festivals and other events with large number of people
The Safe Event Conference was held on 15th November 2017 in the seat of the Ministry of Interior in Prague - Letná. The main theme was the Concept of protection of soft targets and education in the area of safety in organizing cultural, sporting, and social events with a large number of participants. p. 28
Series of competitions in 2018
Traditionally since 2013, for 2018 two sport events are planned - the Czech Cup in Fire Biathlon and the Czech Cup in TFA Disciplines, both usually of high interest from participants side. Then, on 17th May 2018 the first round of the Czech Grand Prix in Fire Attack will start, as a traditional part of a series of sport competitions. p. 32