Report on the Security Situation in the Czech Republic in 2000
(in comparison with 1999)

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3. Fire Protection, the Integrated Rescue System, Protection of Inhabitants, and Crisis Management

Rescue brigades and services play, in cases of disasters together with the Czech Police, military forces and intelligence service, an important role in internal security and public order protection and are involved in life, health, security, property and environment protection against all kinds of security threats.

Individual units of the Integrated Rescue System (hereinafter ”the IRS”) must be able to react to natural disasters (e.g. floods, accidental contamination of water sources or air, etc.); they are also involved in emergency crisis management outside the Czech Republic (natural and industrial disasters, humanitarian and rescue aid, etc.).

The basic activities of the Fire Brigades of the Czech Republic (hereinafter ”Fire Brigades”) are as follows:

A proposal concerning the introduction of a single European emergency telephone number – 112 – in the Czech Republic (Government’s Resolution No. 391/2000). It should be systematically introduced in 2003. Harmonisation of the Czech legal provisions and technical standards relating to fire protection with the EU regulations has continued.

Having regard to the public administration reform, links between the IRS and crisis management will ensure preparation and solution of emergency and crisis situations in the districts and regions. Apart from a regional executive and coordination body for life, health and property protection and for provision of efficient assistance in emergency events, i.e. a fire rescue brigade, the chairman of the District Authority (through the District Security Council) as well as the Head of the Region (through the Regional Security Council) will be involved

The following international agreements have come into effect or are being negotiated to define rules for cooperation in case of emergency and crisis events:

Within the international cooperation the following rescue help was provided:

The Civil Emergency Planning Committee (hereinafter ”CEPC”), the Defence Planning Committee and the Committee for Coordination of Foreign Security Policy continued their activities within the integration of The Czech Republic into NATO.

The Ministry of the Interior as the responsible party for civil emergency planning (hereinafter ”CEP”) actively cooperated with international entities, mainly with the NATO’s Senior Civil Emergency Planning Committee (hereinafter ”SCEPC”), the Permanent Delegation of the Czech Republic to the NATO and the EU. This cooperation concerns, in particular, information on a CEP reform within NATO and the revision of some fundamental documents of SCEPC, the Minister’s Instruction relation to NATO CEP, an option to involve the Czech Republic in cooperation with NATO bodies in the field of Civil Aviation Planning, etc.

Some measures in more detail:

 


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