The basics of dealing with emergencies

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	030-0633/01
Abbreviation	ZZMU
Course title	The basics of dealing with emergencies
Credits	3
Coordinating department	Department of Fire Protection
Course coordinator	Ing. Adam Thomitzek, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Classification of emergencies. Integrated rescue system.
2. Floods and inundations. Landslides.
3. Windstorms, storms, tornadoes and hailstorms.
4. Integrated rescue system. Fire protection units.
5. Emergency response equipment.
6. Fire in the building and its development.
7. Stable fire-fighting equipment. SHZ laboratory.
8. Wildfires. Vehicle fires.
9. Water as an extinguishing agent. Sources of water. Transportation of water to a fire.
10. Pressure losses in hose lines and water mains.
11. Foam as a fire extinguishing agent, transport and application in fire fighting, SHZ foam.
12. Gaseous extinguishing agents.
13. Extinguishing powders, aerosol extinguishing agents.

Literature

SÄRDQVIST, Stefan. Water and other extinguishing agents. Karlstad, Sweden: Swedish Rescue Services Agency, 2002. . https://rib.msb.se/filer/pdf/23061.pdf
DUBAY, Christian (ed.). Automatic sprinkler systems handbook. 9th ed. Quincy: National Fire Protection Association, c2002. ISBN 0-87765-549-9.
FRIEDMAN, Raymond. Principles of fire protection chemistry and physics. 3rd ed. Sudbury: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, c2009. ISBN 978-0-7637-6070-0.

Advised literature

BENGSTSSON, L. G. Enclosure fires. Swedish Rescue Services Agency 2001. https://rib.msb.se/filer/pdf/20782.pdf
CONROY, Mark T. (ed.). NFPA guide to portable fire extinguishers. Quincy: National Fire Protection Association, c2003. ISBN 0-87765-478-6.
WALKER, Benjamin a RAFFEL, Shan. Fighting fire: making firefighting techniques accessible to firefighters and practitioners at all levels. Compartment firefighting series, volume 3. Hove: Pavilion Publishing and Media, 2017. .

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