Summary Magazine 112 year 2024
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Fire of car wrecks and cylinders in Kladno
On Thursday, April 27, 2023, a fire at the premises of KOVOŠROT GROUP CZ, s. r. o., in Kladno, was reported to the emergency line 112 of the Fire Rescue Service of the Central Bohemian region. A unit from Kladno station was dispatched to the scene of the incident, the fire started in the middle of the areas of stored wrecks at a height of 10m. It quickly spread to the bottom of the pile and produced a high amount of toxic combustion products and radiant heat. About 5 000 tons of car wrecks were stored at the site. A special level of fire alarm was gradually declared. The total damage caused by the fire was CZK 36 million, the saved values amounted to CZK 250 million.
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Exercise CZECH MODEX 2023
Last year in October, the three-day international exercise CZECH MODEX 2023 took place in the Moravian-Silesian region within the framework of the Union´s Civil Protection Mechanism with the participation of international modules whose activities are connected with floods and are focused on high-capacity pumping. The aim was mainly to train cooperation and exchange experience during practical activities, but also to test procedures for crossing the borders, coordination of activities in the international coordination staff on site and cooperation with local authorities in the Moravian-Silesian region. A total of five high-capacity pumping modules from Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Poland, Sweden and a special extreme high-capacity pumping module from the Netherlands participated in this exercise.
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A conference on cooperation that crosses borders
On October 4 and 5, 2023, the final conference of the project "Joint solution to crisis management and cooperation of security forces during the refugee wave of persons from Ukraine to the Czech-Polish border" which is implemented as part of the Interreg V-A Czech Republic - Poland programme, took place in Jeseník. The conference was attended by 120 representatives of project partners and cooperating entities, mainly Czech and Polish fire services and other relevant institutions. The goal of the project is to create a systemic and institutionally sustainable tool for effective cross-border cooperation of public administration institutions.
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Virtual reality as part of preventive educational activity
The Fire Rescue Service of the South Bohemian region and Moravian-Silesian region uses a three-dimensional educational environment as part of preventive educational activities. Its involvement in the preparation of the population is primarily aimed at older pupils and students, but it can also reach other hard-to-reach population groups, especially adults. The FRS of the Moravian-Silesian region has been working for several years on the creation of educational programmes in the upcoming Health and Safety Center called Safety City. At České Budějovice fire station, they purchased HTC Vive Pro glasses with financial support, thanks to which they can use the created virtual game "Escape 112". The required level of preparedness of all residents can be better achieved through experiential education, where it is possible to safely experience dangerous situations.
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