Summary Magazine 112 year 2023
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
After the “covid break”, cooperation with Polish firefighters is renewed
Members of the Fire Rescue Service of Hradec Králové region, as part of Czech-Polish cooperation, underwent a cooperative firefighting exercise focusing on dealing with a large-scale flood. From the Czech Republic, firefighters specialized in high-capacity pumping were invited. The exercise took place in Wroclaw based on an invitation from Komenda Wojewódzka Państwowej Straży Pożarnej Wroclaw with a SIGMA 400 mobile pumping station.
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Population Protection Institute received two prestigious awards
At the end of 2022, Population Protection Institute in Lázně Bohdaneč received two prestigious awards. The first was the oldest and most prestigious quality award awarded in the Czech Republic, the National Quality Award. For example, the connection of the activities of intervention, research and education areas was awarded. The second was the OPCW-The Hague Award, which is given to highlight the activities of individuals and organizations that have made a decisive contribution to ensuring the world's chemical security.
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The Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and an expert seminar on strengthening the societal importance of resilience
In January 2023, Sweden replaced the Czech Republic in the leadership of the Council of the European Union. The Swedish Presidency's priority is to strengthen the societal importance of resilience through joint action in dealing with future crises. A presidential seminar on this topic was held in the Swedish city of Arlanda in mid-January, with the participation of almost eighty experts from most of the member and participating states of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
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Modernization of the Fire protection and training center (fire school) of the FRS CR in Zbiroh
In October 2022, the first stage of the reconstruction of the Fire school in Zbiroh was ceremonially put into use. It was a long-planned reconstruction of the area so that it would provide optimal conditions for the training and education of firefighters. It involved the reconstruction of the water reservoir as a training area for rescuing people from the water surface, the former staff building and canteen, and the construction of a training hall.
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