Summary Magazine 112 year 2022
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New Fire Station in Most
The new fire station as well as the seat of the Most District Headquarters of the Ústí nad Labem Regional FRS at 163 Dělnická Street in Most, Northern Bohemia, were ceremoniously opened on Tuesday 8th February 2022 at 2 pm. The grand opening was attended by Mr. Vít Rakušan, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Major General Vladimír Vlček, Ph.D., MBA, General Director of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic, Mr. Jan Schiller, Governor of the Ústí nad Labem Region, Mr. Jan Paparega, Mayor of the City of Most, top management of the Ústí nad Labem Regional FRS, and other guests.
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Firefighter-Paramedic at the FRS CR
Every member of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic during his career countless times face a situation, when he will have to provide first aid, not only as an auxiliary force of paramedics, but also independently, when the future of the rescued person's health will be in his hands. His knowledge and necessary equipment will significantly streamline the assistance provided.
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Truck fire in the Lochkov Tunnel
Fire units of the Prague FRS liquidated a fire of a tractor and semi-trailer truck in the B Tunnel Tube of the Lochkov Tunnel on 9th February 2021. The transport set consisted of a MAN TGX tractor and a Krone Cool Liner semi-trailer for the transport of refrigerated goods. The transported cargo consisted of fresh kiwi fruit in cardboard crates, which filled almost the entire capacity of the trailer, i.e. approximately 92 cubic meters.
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Training on firefighting in compartment space with ventilation holes focused on effectiveness and culture of extinguishing
The Fire Rescue Service of the Central Bohemian Region has for a long time been conducting tactical training focused on fire dynamics and firefighting culture. One of training tasks is firefighting in conditions of a simulated fire in a living room. In cooperation with the Technical Institute of Fire Protection FRS CR, a total of five measured exercises were carried out, during which temperature field in the room and water consumption for extinguishing were monitored.
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Psychological preparation of firefighters for interventions with a suicidal-intentions person
A new instructional and methodological course, included in the curriculum of the Fire School of the Hradec Králové Region FRS in Velké Poříčí, is focused on crisis communication with a potential suicide. Members of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic within their intervention activities deal with various kinds of events, while their main task is always to protect lives and health of the population, the environment, animals and property from fires and other emergencies and crisis situations.
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STAMINA project - How to be better prepared for future pandemics
The STAMINA International Project was launched in September 2020 with the aim to create a system for predicting pandemic situations and their subsequent management within Europe and beyond. The project is currently in its middle, and the Czech Republic is represented there by two partners: the Institute of Civil Protection of MI-DG FRS CR, and the "Energy Security of the Czech Republic" Technology Platform.
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