A Polish national conference "Women in Uniform Services in the 21st Century" under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, was held in the Central Military Library in Warsaw in March. Representatives of the authorities, of the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Interior and Administration as well as of the NGOs took part in the conference. Women from the uniform services had also a strong representation: they had their representatives from the Polish Army, the Border Guard, the Military Police, the Police, the Internal Security Agency, the Government Protection Bureau, the Municipal Police, the Prison Service, the Union of the Volunteer Fire Service of the Republic of Poland and the State Fire Service. (own info)
Notice the Issue of Women!
There should be established an institution which would deal with the issue of women in each uniform service, possibly on the national level, with the rank of minister, claims Col. Beata Laszczak. An interview with the defence minister's plenipotentiary for women's military service in the Department of Personnel of the Ministry of National Defence.
Disastrous Second Shift
Titanic firefighting and rescue action, losses worth 50 million zloty and a great tragedy of almost eight hundred employees of the Drosed company from Toruń - these are the consequences of a fire in one of the plant belonging to the poultry tycoon. By Paweł Frątczak
Tram Accident in Bydgoszcz
Dangerous Junction
People waiting for a tram on a tram stop at the corner of Toruńska and Perłowa streets in Bydgoszcz will remember this Sunday evening of February for a long time, since they involuntarily witnessed an accident, which required a reaction of substantial resources of the State Fire Service. Report by Paweł Frątczak and Mariusz Wawerka
Fire in a Nursing Home in Sieradz
Evacuation in a Smoke
A fire in a nursing home in Sieradz put the life of 230 inmates, mostly sick and disabled people, under threat. The life of people who can move only on crutches and wheelchairs depended on nine firefighters and nine staff members, including a heroic nurse. Jarosław Wasylik describes the rescue action.
Medical Response to Road Accidents
Road accidents are a serious social problem. They pose a significant threat for the health and life of humans, as well as for the environment (chemical accidents). Over 5,000 people a year are killed in road accidents in Poland, dozens of thousands are injured. The death to accident ratio in Poland is one of the highest ratios in Europe. By Jerzy Ranecki
Discreet Charm of Protections
A heritage park teemed with fire extinguishers and camouflaged fire service markings in the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest may serve as examples of an extreme attitude towards fire protection in Romania - so different to Polish solutions! Report by Paweł Rochala
Fire Security Requirements for Centres of Sport and Entertainment
More Than a Cup At Stake
Along with building football pitches for Euro 2012, we have to change our attitude towards security and the participation of the State Fire Service in the designing, workmanship and putting the buildings into service. Life and health of millions of people is at stake. By Piotr Wojtaszewski
Best Lecturer/Trainer of 2007
They Care to Care
An American philosopher, Eric Hoffer said once that "It is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists." Among the winners of the first edition of the "Best Lecturer/Trainer of the State Fire Service" contest there were people, who, by teaching others, extent constantly their knowledge. Also the knowledge regarding people. By Magdalena Staszczak
The material includes also Jerzy Linder's interview with the winner of the contest, Aspirant Maciej Maczkowski.
London Fire Brigade
Fire Army Upon the Thames
The first fire service upon the Thames was established by Romans occupying Albion. The earliest preventive regulations regarding London date back to the 11th century; the ruling monarchs opened successive headquarters of London Fire Brigade. Nowadays 7,000 firefighters ensure security in the British capital city. By Paweł Frątczak and Janusz Woźniak
Purchase on European Standards
The technical modernization scheme for 2007-2009 aims to fulfill the most urgent needs of the State Fire Service, mainly regarding the replacement of the worn-out equipment, like hydraulic platforms and turntable ladders, and providing the conditions for effective rescue actions. By Paweł Frątczak and Zbigniew Szablewski
The SFS has Modern Winches with Fixed Traction Capacity
Within the Sectoral Operational Programme Transport fire service schools received heavy vehicles of the technical rescue in 2007. The vehicles are constructed by the Piotr Wawrzaszek Inżynieria Samochodów Specjalnych company on the SCANIA P380CB 6x6 chassis. By Jacek Kamiński
Kiosk - Hydraulic Rescue Cutters
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Different faces of Management
Rescue actions management and crisis management, although they may be a form of reaction on the same risk sources, differ fundamentally when it comes to the area of their influence. However, they are both able to limit and eliminate risks, they are professionally prepared for reacting on risks and searching for best organizational solutions leading to the resources of authorities, politicians, services and subjects, media and businessmen being joined during fighting the risks and minimizing their effects. By Dariusz Marczyński
According to... the Category
The article tries to look on the SFS organizational units from the point of view of their commitments regarding their operational and rescue activities and risk factors. The need of categorization of the organizational units of the SFS according to their commitments determined the choice of the subject. By Jarosław Zarzycki
Helpful Confidant
In the January issue of Fire Review I presented the tasks of the psychologists employed in the SFS just generally. Now I will focus on the work of psychologists who, having appropriate knowledge, can practice psychotherapy. By Marta Różycka
On the First Line
In the professional fire service there are very few women, but in the line units the women are really unique. Capt. Anna Czekańska is such an exception subverting the stereotype of women being useless in firefighting and rescue units. (own info)
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