cs Breaking news - Fire and Rescue Service of the Czech Republic http://hzscr.gov.cz/hasicien/history.aspx traces2rss.xsl http://hzscr.gov.cz/hasicien/article/historical-exposition.aspx http://hzscr.gov.cz/hasicien/article/historical-exposition.aspx In the context of preventive education and publicity it was intended to establish an exhibition in the Zbiroh at the premises of the former barracks that could unveil the evolution of the fire protection to the laic and professional public, response to emergencies and a system of the protection of the population. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:04:00 +0200 http://hzscr.gov.cz/hasicien/article/history-of-fire-service-on-czech-territory.aspx http://hzscr.gov.cz/hasicien/article/history-of-fire-service-on-czech-territory.aspx Although the first professional fire service on Czech territory was established in Prague in 1853 already, the main liability for firefighting in the second half of the 19th century, even after the Czechoslovak Republic was established and up to the beginning of the 2nd World War, belonged to voluntary firefighters organisations of cities and municipalities. Public fire units of professional character had existed in certain bigger cities only. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:27:00 +0200