Summary Magazine 112 year 2019
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Fire of storage halls
On 4th December 2018 at 12.16 pm, a fire in the area of storage halls was announced to the Regional Operational and Information Centre of the Prague FRS. The first units of the. Prague FRS left their fire stations at 12.17 pm, and the 2nd level of fire alarm was declared when driving to the destination.
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2018 – 2021 Fire Protection Concept
The main mission of fire prevention is to create effective and socially beneficial protection against fire and fire spread. The concept of fire prevention is an essential document governing the development of this area by 2021.
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National Quality Award for the Institute of Population Protection
The Institute of Population Protection as a part of the MoI-General Directorate of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic, received the National Quality Award of the Czech Republic 2018 in one of the most prestigious programs, namely EXCELENCE of public sector organizations, public benefit organizations and organizations whose main activities are not profitable.
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Hotel management trained in fire prevention
A nationwide workshop for hotel managers in fire prevention in hotels was held on 16th January 2019 at the Clarion Congress Hotel Congress Centre in Prague. The event, which was attended by 140 directors of hotels and accommodation facilities, was co-organized by the Ministry of Interior - General Directorate of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic, and the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of the Czech Republic. The workshop was organized in response to the tragic fire of the Eurostar David Hotel in Prague, which occurred last January, resulting in the death of a total of five people.
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Dynamics of fire of complex space from the perspective of fire investigations
The dynamics of a complex fire, or a multi-room fire, is the current trend in the field of fire dynamics from the viewpoint of detecting causes of a fire in the United States. This research is based on the results of a long-term study of the dynamics of a simple room fire. However, it provides a more complete and realistic view of behaviour of a fire that is not necessarily confined within one room when it is diffused, but it develops into surrounding, structurally separate spaces.
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Accounting for traffic accidents
It has been several years since the system of reimbursement of the intervention costs for traffic accidents by fire units was introduced. In addition to the legal regulation, there was a gradual clarification of the circumstances and possibilities of all stakeholders, i.e. intervening fire units, insurance companies or the Czech Insurers' Bureau and the Ministry of Interior - General Directorate of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic.
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Protection of Population - Hazardous Materials 2019
In the days of 30th and 31st January 2019, the 18th International Conference on Population Protection - Hazardous Materials 2019 took place in the Moravian-Silesian metropolis of Ostrava. The main topics were Industry 4.0 and its impact on the protection of population, and modern technologies in the population protection.
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Results of Austrian Presidency and objectives of the current Romanian
Presidency in the field of civil protection
This article focuses on the results achieved by EU in the field of civil protection during the Austrian EU Council Presidency. During this period, EU-level negotiations were focused mainly on a legislative proposal by the European Commission that will fundamentally change the EU's current instrument to help countries unable to respond adequately to the disaster by their own means. In addition, the objectives of the current Romanian Presidency in the field of civil protection are summarised.
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Firefighters for Schools
The motivation to implement the Firefighters for Schools project is the absence of teaching material the issue of the protection of human beings for current risks and extraordinary events, which would be thematically elaborated in individual lessons. The teaching material is aimed at supporting the teaching of the particular subject at the second level of elementary schools. From the beginning it is created in close coordination with the teachers who teach the given subject. Therefore, both professional, pedagogical and didactic level should be ensured. The material reflects technical requirements for modern teaching.
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