Krystyna Skowrońska, MP, chairperson of the Deputies' Firefighter Group in a talk about its functioning, achievements and future plans. By Bogdan Romanowski.
High Altitude Rescue Discussion
Conducted with the help of helicopters, the evacuation during last year's flood in May, June and August proved unequivocally the importance of the rescue potential of the State Fire Service firefighters specializing in high altitude rescue operations. Will this lead to a systematic development of this specialization or maybe it is good just the way it is now? The answers can be found in the article by Elżbieta Przyłuska.
High Altitude Rescue People
High altitude rescue entails great training, equipment and rescue techniques. However, without commitment of people and their efforts this specialization would not have developed so dynamically. Profiles of people creating this specialization are presented in the latest issue of Fire Review.
Jubilee Test
Almost in the eve of the special celebration of 30th anniversary of high altitude rescue in Poland we had a chance to see the real condition of the specialization in our country and in the neighboring countries. It was possible during the 10th Polish (and 6th International) Maneuvers of High Altitude Rescue "Białystok 2010", conducted in October 2010. More in the article by Jerzy Linder.
Gas Explosion in Zielona Góra
First news on the loss of tightness of a gas installation in one of the housing estates in Zielona Góra did not suggest that the situation would develop so dramatically. It did though. Rescue action was conducted in three housing estates with almost 300 residential buildings. 6,500 people were evacuated. The action was conducted while it was minus 14 centigrade. By Waldemar Michałowski.
Risky Gas
Natural gas is commonly used as fuel. It is used both for heating and in the chemical industry. As much as 13,28 billion m3 of natural gas was consumed in Poland in 2009. By Tomasz Sawicki.
Firefighter in Kindergarten. Lesson Outline
Contrary to what we could think, teaching safety in kindergartens in a part of the educational system in Poland. Promotion of knowledge and safe behaviors and preventing situations threatening safety is a task specified in a regulation of Minister of National Education on core curriculum of preschool education and general education in particular types of schools. An outline by Marta Brzozowska is available in the latest issue of Fire Review.
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation in a New Way
The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation issued again an agreement on recommended changes in the procedures of Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation last year. The European Resuscitation Council and the American Heart Association followed the ILCOR with presenting their guidelines. By Andrzej Kołacki.
Mission Montenegro 2010
Montenegro was hit by a huge flood at the beginning of December last year. As a result of heavy rains, water in local rivers and lakes overtopped the banks and flooded populated river valleys and depression areas, posing a threat to people and property. About 70 percent of the country was under water. Floods caused death of several persons and evacuation of over 20,000 people. Because of such a dramatic situation, the authorities of Montenegro asked the European Commission for help in removing the consequences of the flood. By Damian Woszczyna and Leszek Tanaś.
Administration Guide - Part 1
In the preventive operations it is very often the case that the most difficult problem to be solved does not involve specifying technical background of the issue. Basic problems appear when it is necessary to act after a control and prove that the operation was conducted formally right. By Paweł Rochala. The guide is available on the website www.ppoz.pl
Units Conversion
Chemical incidents involving toxic substances being released to the atmosphere require recognition and monitoring of the substance concentration in the air. Different techniques and devices can be used here: indicating pipes, electronic gas meters using measuring goals or devices based on spectroscopy methods. By Filip Wiedrycki.
Prevention is not Only Control
The activities conducted by the District HQ of the SFS in Wolsztyn are presented in this article to convince the prevention officers of the SFS that it is a good idea to undertake informative and educational tasks. By Arkadiusz Mocek.
I won't Waste my Chance
A talk with Senior Brigadier Jarosław Wojciechowski, a new MP, former Regional Chief Fire Officer of the SFS in the Lower Silesia province can be read in the latest issue of Fire Review.
Special Clothing
Special clothing protects its user from the influence of flames and thermal radiation as well as from other physical and mechanical factors during routine rescue and extinguishing actions. By Robert Czarnecki.
Meet your Psychologist
Psychologists have worked in the State Fire Service already for seventeen years. At first they were employed in the Main School of Fire Service and several regional HQ. The group has grown slowly with time, however, there have been no uniform strategy for using their competences in the national rescue and firefighting system. They are presented in the January issue of Fire Review.
Enforcement Proceedings. Part 2
In this part of the article we will take a closer look on the rules of enforcement proceedings, on the means of contest the proceedings parties are entitled to, decision proceedings of the enforcement authorities, including the proceedings files used by the authorities. By Wojciech Pokojski.
Scrutinized Overtime
The history of disputes on overtime worked by the firefighters started in 1997. It has been a significant problem for all these years. It was a subject of decisions of the highest judiciary in Poland, i.e. the Constitutional Tribunal and the Supreme Court. Last year brought some legal changes in this field. By Dariusz P. Kała.
Star Vehicles in Museum
An exhibition of Polish fire engines was opened in the Central Museum of Firefighting. Among them there are fire engines produced by Star. By Dariusz Falecki.
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