Summary Magazine 112 year 2025
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Fire Involving Hazardous Waste on Waste Treatment Line
On Saturday, November 2, 2024, a fire broke out at the landfill site of Celio, a.s. Waste containing hazardous substances caught fire on a waste treatment line. The intervention included thorough monitoring of the concentration of harmful substances in the air in the surrounding municipalities. A total of 248 firefighters intervened in the emergency. The damage caused was estimated by the company's management at CZK 15 million. Based on the information found, three versions of the possible cause of the fire are being examined.
Exercise of Mobile Groups of the Radiation Monitoring Network
In October 2024, an exercise of mobile groups of the radiation monitoring network took place at the premises of the National Institute for NBC Protection in Kamenná. A total of 23 mobile groups practiced, of which five were from the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic. The exercise included a theoretical and practical part, during which, for example, work with various measuring instruments was practiced.
Information on Activities in the Field of NATO Civil Emergency Preparedness and Resilience
On March 5, 2025, the Director General of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic, Lt. Gen. Vladimír Vlček, Ph.D., MBA, submitted the material “Report on activities in the field of NATO civil emergency preparedness and resilience for 2024” for discussion at the 87th meeting of the Civil Emergency Planning Committee. The report describes the development in the field of NATO civil emergency preparedness and resilience for 2024 and summarizes the most important topics of the departments' activities.
Exhibition 30 Years Since the Fire at the Šumperk Theatre
In the autumn of 2024, 30 years have passed since the Šumperk Theatre building was engulfed in a fire, which became one of the largest in the district. The theatre was successfully restored, and the actors have been working in the new building for two decades. The Šumperk Local History Museum, in cooperation with the Olomouc Region Fire Rescue Service, the Šumperk Territorial Department and the Šumperk Theatre, organized the exhibition “Like a Phoenix from the Ashes” – 30 years since the Šumperk Theatre fire. The exhibition maps the fire itself and the following period from 1994 to the reopening of the theatre in October 2024.