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Introduction to Emergency Management
FCH-BCO_RMSAcad. year: 2009/2010
Definition of emergency events and emergency situations. Clasification of scale for emergency situations by their origin. Characteristics of impacts from emergency situations and type of procedures for their solutions. Extraordinary measures as a tool for solving emergency situations. Characteristic, sorts, purpose and impacts of extraordinary measures and their law expressions. Extraordinary measures for solving the threatened lives, health, property and the environment, threat for economy function of state. Financial support for solving extraordinary measures.
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Course curriculum
1) Definition of emergency events and emergency situations
2) Clasification of scale for emergency situations by their origin
3) Characteristics of impacts from emergency situations (E.S.)
4) Case studies I (Natural Disasters)
5) Case studies II (Man-made accidents)
6) Case studies III (Terrorism)
7) Type of procedures of solutions of E.S.
8) Type actions of elements for the I.R.S.
9) Extraordinary measures as a tool for solving emergency situations
10) Characteristic, sorts, purpose and impacts of extraordinary measures and their law expressions
11) Extraordinary measures for solving the threatened lives, health, property and the environment, threat for economy function of state
12) Financial support for solving extraordinary measures
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Basic literature
ŘÍHA, M.: Živelní pohromy, TRIVIS, Praha 2006, ISBN 80-86795-32-2 (CS)
ZEMAN, M., MIKA, O.J.: Ochrana obyvatelstva, VUT v Brně, Fakulta chemická, Brno 2007, ISBN 978-80-214-3449-3 (CS)
Recommended reading
MARTÍNEK, B. a kol.: Ochrana člověka za mimořádných událostí. MV GŘ HZS, Praha, 2003, ISBN 80-86640-08-6 (CS)
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