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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Firefighting Tactics II

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 030-0510/01
Abbreviation TAK II
Course title Firefighting Tactics II
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Fire Protection
Course coordinator Ing. Martin Trčka, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1st Fire fighting, fire tactics, strategy, decision-making intervention, content and continuity of operations
units, determine the main direction of activity, setting battle sequences.
2nd Fire fighting, offensive and defensive action, determining the time required to break the fire. Danger on the fire site,
prevalence and characteristics of the factors that threaten the health and lives of people (high temperature, smoke, electrical shock, explosion,
fall, etc.).
3rd Fighting fires in difficult conditions, the strong wind, frost and water shortages. Transport of water on the fire place.
4th Documentation of fire fighting, fire tactical study, operational plan and the card content and method of processing. Evacuation
plans.
5th Estimation of forces and means of fighting using foam, inert gas fire extinguishing powder.
6th Principles of fire fighting buildings for housing and accommodation, amenities buildings. The principles of open fire-fighting
technological equipment, power equipment. Principles of fire fighting equipment and fire vehicles in transport.
Principles of extinguishing fires in storage and agriculture, temporaries, special purpose buildings and facilities.

Literature

AVILLO, Anthony. Fireground strategies : scenario workbook. Anthony Avillo. Tulsa, USA : [s.n.], 2003. 379 s. ISBN 0-87814-841-8.
COLEMAN, John. Managing major fires. Tulsa, USA : [s.n.], 2001. 318 s. ISBN 0-912212-96-9.
Fire stream praktices. IFSTA, USA : [s.n.], 1998. 458 s.

Advised literature

Lastfire, a Joit Oil Industry Project to Review the Fire Related Risks of Large, Open-top Floating Roof Storage Tanks, Steering Group Members 1997.