Several days before celebrating the Firefighter Day, the Senate Team for Fire Service Issues and its chairman MP Jan Szafraniec, as well as the Culture and Media Committee organized an scientific conference devoted to the role of volunteer firefighters in the Polish culture and tradition. (own info)
THE FIREFIGHTER DAY AND 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SFS
Kraków Captured by Firefighters. From Scratch to the National Rescue and Firefighting System
Joined with 15th anniversary of the State Fire Service, this years central celebration of the Firefighter Day was unusual, with unique atmosphere, since the organization is going through a difficult time of organizational changes. This issue was mentioned in numerous commemorative speeches on 10 May in Kraków and one day later in the Central Museum of Fire Service in Mysłowice, where a seminar devoted to the 15th anniversary of the SFS was organized. (own info)
Four Million Interventions
In the 25 years between 1968 and 1992, the fire service units went into action 1,712,626 times, including 793,680 fires. In the next 15 years the SFS registered over 4 million interventions! Carried out from the beginning of the State Fire Service, the statistics show to what degree the burden on our service has increased - from slightly more than 100,000 incidents in 1993 to over 440,000 last year. By Tomasz Garbowski.
Not Only for Society, but also for Rescuers
From pioneer legal solutions to modern ICT devices, or the development of the State Fire Service in the last fifteen years. Presented by Dariusz Ranecki.
INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH
Flood Under Control
An SMS can warn about possible flood soon, says Mieczysław Ostojski, the director of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management. (own info)
Emergency Center at the Crossroads
According to the new law on medical emergency service it is emergency centers appointed by a voivode who receive alarm calls on the 112 number. This solution is not the end of organizing emergency centers, just the opposite, this is the beginning. By Dariusz Marczyński.
Automatic Defibrillators
Reviving Shock
The Act on Medical Emergency Service defines the scope of qualified first aid, which includes e.g. circulatory and respiratory resuscitation with the use of 100% oxygen and automatic defibrillator. The rescuers of the National Rescue and Firefighting System may arrive on the spot earlier than medical rescue units, and be present there when circulatory arrest occurs or when the victim is in a place inaccessible for medical services. In such cases the firefighters-rescuers have to be ready to start circulatory and respiratory resuscitation with the use of defibrillator. By Andrzej Kołacki.
Emergency Landing
"Ruby" is a code name of training organised together by the Airport Fire Service of the Warsaw Okęcie Frederic Chopin Airport and Regional Headquarters of the SFS in Warsaw. Its goal was to improve the methods of fighting fires and other local threats on the airport area as well as to improve the cooperation between airport rescue services and external rescue subjects. (own info)
Hornet Crash
Pilots can be superstitious. Even those treating flying as entertainment. Classified as an ultralight aircraft, Hornet is one of many machines letting you enjoy this great hobby. Such an aircraft crashed on Friday, 13 April, just a few meters from a road in a forest, some 100 meters away from the border of Regional Training Center of the Fire Service in Borne Sulinowo. Report by Paweł Frątczak.
New Office, Old Problems
The statutes of the National Headquarters of the State Fire Service was modified few moths ago, followed by introduction of new organizational regulations. According to the documents mentioned some organizational changes were introduced in the HQ, concerning protection of population including civil defense; a separate Department of Protection of Population and Civil Defense was created. By Paweł Janik
Electronic Guardian Angel
PASS, a device signaling that a firefighter is remaining motionless during a rescue action, is another appliance presented in this column. A sound and light alarms help to find the firefighter. Small and light devices can be bought separately or as an integral part of an SCBA. (own info)
How Do the Others Do That
Combat Asset Storehouse. Secrets of the Bunkers
Such buildings can be found in every state, because every state has to have well-guarded places where particularly important materials used e.g. in crisis situations are stored. Thus, the safety measures are of special importance here, including those taken within the fire protection. By Lech Lewandowski.
European Project within the Civil Protection Financial Instrument
Step by Step to the Funds
There is a new Civil Protection Financial Instrument. Fire Review publishes guidelines about it, helping us to obtain the financial support from the EU, just like the subjects in other EU member states do. By Maciej Godlewski.
Duty Hours and EU Directives
Referring to the discussion started in Fire Review no.3 concerning the duty hours, we present this issue here in the light of the EU law. By Bartosz Pawnik.
Firefighters from the Land of Red Kangaroo
Last month there was a report in Fire Review on the 12th World Police and Fire Games in Adelaide, so successful for our sportsmen. Lets take a closer look on the structure and equipment of Australian fire service, which has to work in a place where people walk upside down Report by Paweł Frątczak and Janusz Woźniak
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