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Emergency preparedness plays a key role in the safety of the territory. The emergency or crisis preparedness of the territory has a prospective character. The proposed preparedness measures are implemented in the long term. The measures are implemented on the basis of strategic planning for the development of the territory within the framework of spatial planning. One type of measures can be nature-based solutions, which are linked to nature and frame the natural character of the territory. Alternatively, these me...

Building fires threaten not only human lives, property and animals, but also the environment. Their safety can be ensured by installing smoke and heat exhaust ventilation system and sprinkler stable fire extinguishing system. However, these devices can negatively affect each other. The procedure for avoiding this negative interaction is different in countries around the world. The aim of this research was to compare the approaches of selected foreign countries to solving the problem of the negative interaction of ...

People hear about disasters that affect the whole world daily from various media sources. These disasters include natural disasters, disasters caused by mankind or a combination of the two. This includes the war that is happening in Ukraine. Many disasters can cause a fire to occur in buildings. With any fire in a building, a safe evacuation of people must be ensured. Thus, it is important to design buildings so that when people are evacuating, they are safe. Escape routes must ensure that all people can get to a ...

Every fire generates smoke and heat. The arising smoke and heat have a significant impact on human health and life inside a fire-affected area. In real situations, two basic situations can occur. In the first situation, smoke and heat are extracted outside, usually using smoke and heat removal equipment. In the second situation, where the smoke and heat removal device is not installed, smoke and heat accumulate inside the room without their removal outside. Although the situation where smoke accumulates inside an ...

When a fire occurs, heat and smoke are generated. This has a great impact on the human body. When there is smoke and heat, it has an impact on a fast evacuation. That?s why every fire escape route plan is trying to secure the safe evacuation of people with a minimal chance of an injury caused by fire. That?s why escape routes are planned to be safe and always have good ventilation. In this day and age it is possible, with the approved standards in the Czech Republic, to put sufficient natural ventilation through t...

The threats of global change in the 21st century are becoming increasingly significant. Soon, humanity will face not only new climatic phenomena, but also many other related events, which clearly include demographic unrest on many continents. The consequences of these events will be reflected in increased tensions between countries, peoples and groups of people, who will tend to avoid new, in many cases negative, conditions. . The changes will affect not only vulnerable areas, but also regions with a relative calm...

In general, there is a long-term emphasis on the support of educational facilities at universities, according to the latest trends. Above all, it is about using progressive learning forms, proven methods and also linking higher education with practice. New teaching methods are being used more and more frequently as part of education at technical universities. Many modern and more efficient methods are used. It offers students new teaching methods to make their learning more attractive and better. At this case, it ...

Territorial risk analysis and assessment present current problem for optimization of these processes in regions, districts and municipalities. Threat scenarios need to be evaluated together with existing vulnerabilities in territory. From crisis management point of view, preparedness (protective measures) also need to be evaluated to form complete picture. Risk mapping allows its users represents possible approach for all these elements to be evaluated together at a same time. Vulnerability and risk mapping are us...

At the VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Safety Engineering, Department of Civil Protection in the field of Emergency Planning and Crisis Management, is taught the subject called Civil Emergency Preparedness at bachelor's degree program. Learning outcomes of the subject unit is focused on the management processes a assessments related to the preparation for extraordinary events and crisis situations in the Czech Republic. Special attention is paid to the issue of civil protection and safety of infras...