Summary Magazine 112 year 2022
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President appointed new generals of FRS CR
On the occasion of the Victory Day on Sunday 8th May 2022, Miloš Zeman, President of the Czech Republic appointed Major General Vladimír Vlček, Ph.D., MBA, General Director of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic, to the rank of Lieutenant General. General Vlček has been passing on his knowledge and professional experience to other firefighters for almost 40 years. Mr. President at the same time appointed Col. Václav Klemák, Director of the Fire Rescue Service of the Karlovy Vary Region, who has been with the Karlovy Vary Region FRS since 2002, and since 2008 as the Regional Director, to the rank of Brigadier General, as well as Col. Luděk Prudil, Director of the Prague FRS, who has served in the resort for more than 30 years.
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Customs officers trained at the Institute of Population Protection
An intensive practical course of radiation protection for members of the Customs Administration (CA) took place at the Institute of Population Protection in Lázně Bohdaneč at the beginning of this year. Among other, little-known activity of the CA is monitoring of the radiation situation, both ground monitoring and radiation monitoring at the airports with international traffic. At the same time, customs officers also carry out inspections of legal shipments. The main focus of the course was practical training of activities, which took place using real sources of ionizing radiation and using devices that are commonly available to customs officers in the performance of their work.
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Cooperation between the School and Training Facility FRS CR and Technical University of Liberec
This mutual cooperation started in 2020 with the aim to obtain comprehensive information about developing materials of the international team of workers. It is a geo-polymer composite material that withstands high temperatures and can therefore serve as fire protection for buildings. A functional test of geo-polymer surface treatment on the protective cladding of equipment simulating real fire conditions was agreed to be held in the School and Training Facility of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic in Zbiroh. Based on the evaluation, which will be prepared by the Technical University of Liberec, further possible use of geo-polymers within this facility will be decided.
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Fire Mass in honour of St. Florian
On the occasion of the feast of St. Florian, patron of firefighters, a solemn mass was held in the church of St. Nicolas, the most important Baroque tabernacle in Prague in the middle of Lesser Town Square, in early evening of 3th May 2022. Cardinal Dominik Duka served the mass for both voluntary and professional firefighters, firefighters around the world, and at the same time blessed their work, which they do for benefit of all people. During the service, the memory was also dedicated to those firefighters who died helping others.
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Experience with distance forms of education in the field of preventive educational activities
The long-term development of epidemiological situation and the announced measures significantly reduced preventive educational activities, and thus did not enable personal contact with children and the public. The Fire Rescue Service of the Moravian-Silesian Region adapted to this situation and tried to maintain mutual contact with these groups. For children they launched the Path of Safety competition on social networks just on the National Fire Safety Day. For teachers then they prepared an entire education project in connection with the framework educational program for primary schools. The participants were largely grateful that firefighters had not forgotten them and that there was still mutually beneficial and high-quality cooperation and communication, even at a time of limited restrictions.
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