New Commander-in-Chief of the State Fire Service (own info)
If Something Can Happen, It Will Happen
Nuclear safety has entered a new era since the reactor failure in Chernobyl, claims Professor Jerzy Niewodniczański, president of the National Atomic Energy Agency. He tells "Fire Review" about modern radiological emergency, its strong and weak points. (own info)
To Fire Station to Save Life
The firefighters from the fire and rescue unit in Chojnów (the Lower Silesia province) saved the life of a two-week baby girl. Desperate mother, who tried to call for an ambulance but failed to get through, brought her baby to the watchtower - by Lech Lewandowski.
Fire on Road
The passage Bydgoszcz - Inowrocław of the national road no. 25 has a rather bad reputation among drivers. A multitude of roadside crosses indicate the number of accidents on that road. A cloudy Monday, 20 November 2006 brought another symbol of the tragedy to this collection - by Brigadier Paweł Frątczak.
Decon Foams
Foam used for decontamination should be highly dispersive, steady and sticky, so that it could remain on vertical surfaces, ceilings and constructions for a long time. When added to the foam solution, proper substances fighting chemical or biological contamination give the foam decontamination properties - by Andrzej Mizerski and Mirosław Sobolewski.
Inexperienced 100-thousender
How to extinguish an oil tank containing up to 100k cubic metres of the fuel? Is it possible to utilise such giants in a safe way? (own info)
Fires and Blasts in Coal Mines
On Tuesday, 21 November 2006, Poland was shocked by one of the worst mine accidents in the last years. In Halemba mine in Ruda Śląska a methane blast killed 23 miners 1030m underground, near a working face intended to be closed. By Tomasz Sawicki.
Hybrid Dangers
Firefighters have experienced hundreds of car accidents and rescue actions on the roads. Does this mean that they know everything? No, because car producers try to outdo one another in modernising their products all the time. There come new dangers, e.g. while rescuing casualties from a hybrid-electric vehicle. (own info)
Cadets from the Higher School for Fire Service Officers went on strike 25 years ago
Hot Hours on Potocka St
On 1 and 2 December 2006 the 25th anniversary of the student strike in the Higher School for Fire Service Officers was celebrated in the Main School of Fire Service and the Church of St. Stanisław Kostka in the Warsaw district of Żoliborz. (own info). Strike in the Higher School for Fire Service Officers as seen by the enemy by Grzegorz Majchrzak.
Historic Buildings Ablaze "Inevitable"?
According to the experts preventive measures, especially automatic fire alarm systems, are of the greatest importance for the safety of wooden and inflammable historic buildings. By Lech Lewandowski.
Safety in the World of Illusion
How is the largest painting in Poland protected against fire and other risks? The painting - over 114m long and 5-storey high Panorama Racławicka (Panorama of the Battle of Racławice) in Wrocław has escaped all dangers so far; even the "millennium flood" of 1997 did not threaten the picture. (own info)
Action Continuity - Business Process Continuity
In emergency cases rescue units cannot allow themselves to lose data necessary e.g. for disposal of resources. Thus, the data reconstruction and business process continuity have to be ensured after the disaster. Such solutions are based on technology which is equally important to organizational issues. By Capt. Hubert Turski.
140 years of Linz-based company, i.e. ...
Rosenbauer and Polish Affair
Last year marked 140th anniversary of establishing one of the world's leading companies producing fire service equipment. The Polish thread has been present in the long history of the Austrian company almost all the time. By Brigadier Marek Pisarek
Be-200 - Flying Whale from Russia
Russian Beriev is world's leading company constructing and manufacturing amphibious aircrafts, especially medium and heavy ones. A-40/A-42 and Be-200 have no other competitors and always arouse considerable interest, also among firefighters. By Andrzej Prokopiuk.
How to Deal with Soot?
Rescuers from the fire and rescue unit no.2 in Białystok found a new way to restrain soot filling chimneys. Working in this unit Section Leader MSc Maciej Łozowski describes effective chimney cleaning rod designed by firefighters.
Disciplinary Procedure: Important Decision of the Supreme Administrative Court
The Supreme Administrative Court decided that disciplinary proceedings representative has the right to challenge the final decision issued by the supreme disciplinary proceedings committee by referring it to the administrative court (after hearing the appeal against the decision issued by the lower disciplinary proceedings committee). He is also a party in a administrative court proceedings. Details of this decision and some other ones by Senior Brigadier Mirosław Spaltabaka.
Simply About Firefighters
A bimonthly magazine "Alarm Revue" attracts by its layout and articles, which in a reliable and unpretentious way present the fire service in the Czech Republic. The magazine is an evidence that everyday actions concerning rescue and civil protection can be presented in an ordinary and interesting way. Maciej Godlewski encourages readers to reach for one of the rescue magazines of Poland's southern neighbour.
NATO: Civil Protection Mechanisms
It remains a military alliance, but neither now nor in the future is NATO just a passive observer of the situation when civilians need help. How does NATO create structures and mechanisms of civil protection and co-ordinate actions in emergencies? By Sławomir Górski.
History of the Fire Service Union on the Polish Lands (part 5)
History of the Union of the Fire Service of the Republic of Poland (1933-1949) by Krzysztof Krężel
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