The Report on Security Situation in the Territory of the Czech Republic in 1997 (Comparison with 1996)


4. Other Screened Areas

4.1. Fire Brigades Activities

In 1997 there was 21.540 (+1) fires in the territory of the Czech Republic, in which 135 persons died and 1.026 was harmed. The direct damage amounted up to 1.242.500.000 CZK (-7,7%). The operating and technical defects, negligence, ignitions on purpose and the games of children with fire were the most frequent causes of fires.

Further the fire brigades took actions in 50.331 (+11,1%, +5.029) so called technical operations, in which they carried on rescue works. They were the technical aid and actions in traffic accidents the most often ones. They evacuated 41.206 persons and other 31.903 persons saved straight afterwards.

16.967 firemen operated during rescue works (floods in Eastern Bohemia and Moravia) in which they saved or evacuated 43.920 persons.

The Ministry of Interior - the Directorate of Fire Brigades of the Czech Republic fulfils the function of the central authority in the field of the Integrated Rescue System. The permanent working group formed from the representatives of departments of defence, health service, finance, living environment and the State Authority for Nuclear Safety and the Administration of State Material Reserves co-ordinated activities necessary for bringing the establishment of the Integrated Rescue System to an end. Activities were aimed mainly to the legislation area (the preparation of the factual bill on the Integrated Rescue System and on the prevention and liquidation of accidents, the preparation of edicts on the peaceful use of the nuclear energy and ionizing radiation, the draft of the Ministry of Interior edict for working out the district accident plan and the external accident plan, etc.), to the conception area (conception for the field of the protection of inhabitants) and to the international and interdepartmental co-operation6.

The Ministry of Interior - the Directorate of Fire Brigades of the Czech Republic initiated the dealings concerning the implementation of the united number for the emergency calling - - 112.


4.2. Investigation into Persons and Things

The investigation was announced into 19.865 (-13,8%, -3.190) persons, 71% (14.111) of which were searched out. The total number of 18.928 persons was searched out and detained (including investigations announced in past years). The most numerous category of persons in search has been still represented by the persons suspicious from criminal activities and persons under the warrant of arrest. Further the investigation was initiated into 1.760 escaped inmates (1.417 detained) from the educational institutes for children and youth, 372 deserters (280 detained) and 41 escaped prisoners (29 detained, in majority of cases they were the prisoners who did not return back after the interruption of imprisonment). The investigation was announced into 2.518 cases concerning the groups of missing persons, 86,7% (2.188) of them were found.

The joint investigation into 1.262 persons was announced on request of the member countries of Interpol, 1.104 persons has remained in searching and the investigation into 158 persons was cancelled. The Czech Republic asked for the foreign co-operation in 395 cases, 18 persons from these cases were arrested and taken over.

The investigation into arms was announced in 951 cases, 67 arms were found. The principal problem is in the negligence and carelessness of the arms holders in observing the principles of carrying arms and their security against theft or misuse.


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