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The Golden Rule of morality in everyday practice population protection
MARKVART, Petr
The aim of the bachelor thesis titled The Golden Rule of Morality in Everyday Practice of Population Protection is to ponder about the questions of rescuers' obligations within their work duties and to find out to what extent can they, in their line of work, operate with a certain amount of empathy to their surroundings, to the people, who are immediately affected by a crisis situation, whose health or even life is endangered, or who are in the danger of losing their property. I would like to use my thesis to find out, whether there are some situations in which the rescuers can encounter an inner conflict. Should they only follow the legislation, that is currently in effect, or should they sometimes follow their intuition, and especially the golden rule of morality? Can the rescuers imagine themselves in the position of the rescued and and use it to adjust their decisions? I will back my thesis with an anonymous qualitative research, in which fifteen members of the three basic rescue agencies (Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic, Police of the Czech Republic and Emergency Medial Service of the Czech Republic) have participated. The respondents were answering questions which were suitable for statistical evaluation. What can we find out from the questionnaire, and the proffesionals' answers? The questions were aimed at the proces of evacuation of civilians from flood areas and the possibility of application of the golden rule. Can we claim it necessary to define the field of population protection and the work of the individual rescue agencies of the Integrated Rescue System through legislation and observance of the current law, regulations and degrees in the area of population protection and crisis management? It is because of this legislation, that we have clearly defined procedures in various crisis situations, specifically in the area of planning, preparation and preventive measures. In spite of that fact, we will find out, whether some of the rescuers have ever followed the golden rule of morality in their line of work, or whether they can at least imagine themselves following it in some occasions (and if so, what would be the occasions). It is not my goal to use this thesis to detract from the siginificance of clearly set rules, designated procedures and orders from intervention commanders in crisis situations. The goal, that I have set for myself, is to discover how thin the line is between that which I have to do even though I might not agree with it, and that which I want to do, even if it means breaking some rules. As emerged from the research, we have a specific, embedded sense of justice and order. Are we more inclined to follow the rules and the individual given regulations, or to have a certain amount of liberty in deciding and following the golden rule? I find the topic itself highly attractive. The interconnection of the three agencies of the Integrated Rescue System may appear nonsensical at first glance. However, in this thesis, we will discover that there is, in fact, a very distinct link between them. When an intervention of the Integrated Rescue System occurs, it very often involves interaction between the firemen, paramedics and policemen on one side, and the rescued people on the other. None of the rescuers can resist feeling a certain amount of empathy towards the rescued person. What if it was me in his place? It is in this way, that the topics, at first glance so very different, interconnect into a very specific issue. I do not think there is a lot of situations in the field of population protection, in which one can follow the golden rule of morality. Certainly, the official procedures are the most effective way of work of all the agencies of the Integrated Rescue System. However, I think that there are some situations in the everyday practice of population protection, where one can, indeed, follow the golden rule of morality.
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Analysis of forces and means of Integrated Rescue System basic components, emergency scopes
Mičánková, Helena ; Rosická, Zdena (referee) ; Šesták, Ondřej (advisor)
The thesis deals with brief analysis of forces and appliances of Fire rescue service, Police and Emergency medical services. Operations concerning collaboration of IRS bodies in the emergency are also described. The author points out on fire technique, which is outdated and that need restoration. At the end of this work it is dealt with some advantages and disadvantages of using forces and appliances in present conditions including suggestions for improvement. A case study based on a true incident and involved attendance of IRS is presented in the appendix.
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Technical equipment of fire protection for the decontamination of people and technology.
POJETA, Antonín
This bachelor thesis is describing problems regarding technical equipment of fire-brigade units while decontaminating citizens and technology not in the state of war within the Czech Republic territory. Based on the national conditions this thesis is specializing in the civil area. It stresses out the need of the Czech fire-brigade units to be prepared for decontamination of citizens from dangerous substances in case of emergencies, accidents but also in case of a terrorist attack. This thesis is also taking into account the possibility of setting in the special Czech Army units. Theoretical part of the bachelor thesis is an introduction into the topic, defines historical events connected with the need of decontamination and in general people's comprehension of decontamination of not only themselves but also everything around them and surrounding them. This is obviously closely connected to contamination without which the decontamination would not have been possible. Decontamination chapter contains basic definitions, defining basic procedures including chemical substances used for decontamination with connection to detection and identification of substances, definition of operation and protection area. The description of forces and equipment used for decontamination is in the last chapter of the theoretical part of the thesis. It also mentions the laws of the concerned topic and location of the above mentioned units within the Czech Republic. Research problems and procedure of the thesis has been set up in the second, practical part. Its aim is the compare two different citizen and technology decontamination techniques which are used as a part of equipment of rescue units in the Czech Republic. It is also possible for those two techniques to participate on the same emergency event and based on one-generation distance between those two techniques the main question was perfectly clear from the beginning. Is the new technology used by the Czech fire-brigade units better than the old one, or modernised technology of the Czech Army Forces, considering it as the first solution to special emergency events within all given and defined aspects? Because there are limited technical information available and also not that many units used by the Czech fire-brigade certain types of decontamination lines had to be taken out of the study, such as SDO-A, SDO-1A and SDO-Z, therefor the outcome of this thesis cannot be interpreted unambiguously. Regarding the Czech Army Forces for the research part there was only type of decontamination of citizens used and presented. The rescue teams are currently using two decontamination lines which were compared within the comparison decontamination techniques study. The Integrated Rescue System in the Czech Republic is prepared for mass citizen-and-technology decontamination in both, material and educational, ways based on technical data given in the discussions present in the research part of the thesis. The concerned workers have also mentioned that there are specific trainings missing to crosscheck the whole technology within extreme conditions. We also came across the knowledge of a lot of problematic parts and incomplete systems, this information was given to us directly by the field-workers. The findings based on the research are presented at the end of the thesis as recommendations for practical use and improvement for current situation in case of mass-decontamination in the Czech Republic.
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Equipment used by the Army of the Czech Republic during radiation emergencies.
ANTOŠKIN, Sergej
This thesis deals with the possibility of support of the integrated rescue system with assigned Army detachments. The theoretical part summarizes the transformation of the Ministry of Defence which had a major impact on the extent of the assistance provided. All rescue battalions were canceled and three engineer battalions and two separate rescue companies were created. Two rescue battalions were transformed into light motorized battalions and forwarded to the subordination of the Fourth and Seventh Mechanized Brigade. Organizational components of the ACR allocate a number of specialized teams for support intervening IRS. These include teams for ground and aerial radiation survey and decontamination detachments of people and technology, as well as some others, such as rescue detachment, detachment of transport humanitarian aid, a subunit of the earthwork, a subunit of the blasting and demolition, and more. Conditions requiring deployment of detachment vary according to the type of the assistance requested. They are primarily intended deployment Permanent Standby Force as planned assistance on request. This is the detachments in the central alarm plan and in accordance with the Act on the IRS ACR is required to provide such assistance. In providing assistance in dealing with radiological emergencies, ACR is equipped with a large number of devices, equipment and technologies. These are mainly radiometers, personal and group dosimeters. In the decontamination means is a habitat for decontamination of people and habitat for decontamination techniques LINE-82nd. The purpose of this thesis was to analyze whether the equipment ACR is still up-to-date with the times and that will be sufficient in comparison with similar Fire Rescue equipment. In the event of a radiation emergency is important to minimize the harmful effects of ionizing radiation on the population and the affected people. The lower limit of measurement was elected as the main comparing of the parameters measuring devices. In the case of decontamination of the equipment, attention was focused on the capacity of decontaminated people and technology. Carried out research revealed that earmarked detachments are equipped with measuring devices of varying ages and abilities. Some devices have been created at the time of the risk of nuclear war. This corresponds to their durable construction and a relatively high threshold, which is insufficient for the conditions solving a radiation accident in peaceful state. In addition, some of these instruments provide information and the measured value in the old, disused units, which can cause transmission of misleading information. Other devices are, however, modern, ergonomic, highly sensitive at low dose rate values, providing real-time information on the clear LCD display. Unique capabilities of the ACR give the possibility of performing aerial radiation survey, which greatly helps to keep the overview and assessment of future developments spread of radioactivity in the environment. The equipment ACR is quite outdated in the area of decontamination technology. Again, it originated at the time of the risk of nuclear war. The priority was a simple construction and operation, the ability of decontamination of large numbers of affected persons and equipment. However, there was practically no environmental solutions, separate showers for men and women and water consumption. On the other hand, the number of decontamination equipment of ACR virtually doubles the capacity of the firefighters equipment, which in terms of large accidental release of radioactive substances and decontaminated large number of people and technology is a distinct advantage. Overall, the Army units are able to qualitatively and quantitatively support the affecting IRS components and thus contribute significantly to dealing with radiological emergencies of any kind.
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Commercial use analysis of Wireless Mesh Network
Bystřická, Radka ; Basl, Josef (advisor) ; Malík, Petr (referee)
There is a constant development and continuous progress in the wireless technology field as it is in the all fields of information and communication technologies. One of the latest trends is the wireless mesh network. This type of network brings new features into the wireless field such as multihop, self-configuration, self-organization and self-healing. This enables the usage of wireless networks in new fields and industries or the upgrade of current implementations to meet new market demands. This thesis summarizes theoretical findings from this field from the users' point of view and functionality dimension. This is followed by a summary of possible applications, available technologies and known standards. The second half of the thesis consists of a requirement analysis of a chosen user group (the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic) focusing on application of wireless mesh network for rescue operations. The analysis also includes test criteria and principles for test procedures for this application.
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Analysis of flood situation 2002 in the district of Lužnice river - near the village Majdalena.
ZÁVODSKÁ, Pavlína
Floods in 2002, in the village of Majdalena specifically, directly touched the lives of many families. The flood wave destroyed the village citizens´ possessions and property and what was not destroyed, that was seriously damaged. Water is a powerful element one can not exist without, but if it affects human lives and causes damage, the human psyche is scarred for a very long time. "Analysis of the 2002 flood situation in the Lužnice River - near the village of Majdalena" deals with the course of flood conditions, the resolution of consequences and the subsequent measures. The main goal is to determine the current status of flood protection in the river Lužnice near the village of Majdalena, the partial goal is to analyze the flood situation in 2002 from the point of view of intervening components and the area administration. The first part deals with flooding in general. Various flood levels and their subsequent resolutions are described. After the 2002 floods, a number of analyses of these catastrophic floods causes were worked out. The meteorological forecasting method was enhanced, the measures to improve forecasting, warning and alert services were suggested. Area administrators try to raise towns and villages flood resistance with the help of subsidies. The intervention was subsequently analyzed from the point of view of intervening units, public administration and citizens. The second part mostly deals with the specific analysis of the extent of flood situation in the sandpit of Majdalena. The detailed analysis showed that the reservoir dam had been designed according to the technical parameters standard for a given time. And only the competent decision-making of the involved bodies of the region and its municipalities and the experience gained after the floods in 1997 in Moravia was a very important contribution to mitigate the consequences of flooding and to avoid the loss of human lives. At the conclusion of the thesis you can ask a hypothetical question: Is it possible to clearly, accurately and quickly predict the impending disaster as a result of unexpected natural changes? Flood control measures may be as perfect as possible, but sometimes a human being stands helpless against natural elements. The events in the village of Majdalena were only one part of consequences of floods in 2002 that had affected the whole area of the South Bohemian region.
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Principles of an analysis of an unknown sample catched by the integrated emergency system
SPOUROVÁ, Lucie
In the theoretical part, my target was be to summarise the topical available information to issue of analysis of an unknown sample from catching by the integrated emergency system up to the analysis in the National Institute for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection. In practical part, I state a particular selected example of analysis of an unknown sample for which the materials from the archive of the laboratory of National Institute for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection served as aid.
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