Category: Firefighters

Update: Fire in Vejprty, Usti nad Labem Region, was at home for mentally and physically handicapped people, not seniors as originally reported; 8 dead, around 30 now reported injured (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Firefighters / Local News / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

19 January, 2020

Update: Fire in Vejprty, Usti nad Labem Region, was at home for mentally and physically handicapped people, not seniors as originally reported; 8 dead, around 30 now reported injured (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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BREAKING: 8 people killed in fire at retirement home in Vejprty, Usti nad Labem Region; 7 others injured, 3 of them seriously (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Firefighters / Local News / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

19 January, 2020

BREAKING: 8 people killed in fire at retirement home in Vejprty, Usti nad Labem Region; 7 others injured, 3 of them seriously (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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New Czech firefighter uniform designs unveiled by Technical University of Liberec’s (Technicka Univerzita v Liberci’s) Textile Engineering faculty; new uniform is designed to be worn in office and at work-related events, and would be in use from 2022, if approved (TUL) [Social Media Post]

Design / Fashion / Firefighters / Local News / Social Media Posts

2 December, 2019

New Czech firefighter uniform designs unveiled by Technical University of Liberec’s (Technicka Univerzita v Liberci’s) Textile Engineering faculty; new uniform is designed to be worn in office and at work-related events, and would be in use from 2022, if approved (TUL) [Social Media Post]

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Ungrateful fox bites firefighter who helped rescue it from underground rainwater tank on Hulkova street, Prague 9-Letnany (Nova) *edited* [Social Media Post]

Animals / Firefighters / Social Media Posts

25 September, 2019

Ungrateful fox bites firefighter who helped rescue it from underground rainwater tank on Hulkova street, Prague 9-Letnany (Nova) edited [Social Media Post]

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Elderly Japanese woman starts fire in Wencelsas Square hotel after trying to make tea by putting plastic electric kettle on hotplate; no injuries; damage estimated at a thousand crowns (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Firefighters / Food / Foreigners / Old People / Social Media Posts / Technology

17 September, 2019

Elderly Japanese woman starts fire in Wencelsas Square hotel after trying to make tea by putting plastic electric kettle on hotplate; no injuries; damage estimated at a thousand crowns (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Cops, firefighters and vets struggle to catch four escaped Vietnamese Pot-bellied pigs in Brno’s Luzanky park (Tydenik Policie) [Social Media Post]

Animals / Firefighters / Local News / Police / Social Media Posts

12 August, 2019

Video: Cops, firefighters and vets struggle to catch four escaped Vietnamese Pot-bellied pigs in Brno’s Luzanky park (Tydenik Policie) [Social Media Post]

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26-year-old man trapped down well in Velke Pavlovice, South Moravia, is found dead following near-55-hour rescue attempt; concrete slab complicated firefighters’ efforts (iROZHLAS) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Firefighters / Local News / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

6 August, 2019

26-year-old man trapped down well in Velke Pavlovice, South Moravia, is found dead following near-55-hour rescue attempt; concrete slab complicated firefighters’ efforts (iROZHLAS) [Social Media Post]

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Fire service inspections of 178 Czech “escape rooms” find two-thirds have safety issues; more than half occupy premises that haven’t been certified for this kind of use (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Czech Tourism / Firefighters / Leisure Time in Prague / Leisure Time in the Czech Republic / Prague Tourism / Social Media Posts

19 July, 2019

Fire service inspections of 178 Czech “escape rooms” find two-thirds have safety issues; more than half occupy premises that haven’t been certified for this kind of use (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Unpleasant sulphurous odours reported in parts of Prague 3, Prague 6 and Prague 8 on Monday may have been caused by plants rotting after heavy rain, says city spokesman; firefighters detected no dangerous gas or chemical leaks (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Environment / Firefighters / Social Media Posts / Weather

17 July, 2019

Unpleasant sulphurous odours reported in parts of Prague 3, Prague 6 and Prague 8 on Monday may have been caused by plants rotting after heavy rain, says city spokesman; firefighters detected no dangerous gas or chemical leaks (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Emergency services personnel to stage major “terrorist attack in shopping centre” training exercise at Andel, Prague 5-Smichov, on Monday night/Tuesday morning; members of the public are asked to follow police instructions if they’re in the area after midnight (Policie CR) [Social Media Post]

Ambulances / Emergency Services / Firefighters / Police / Security / Shopping / Social Media Posts

14 June, 2019

Emergency services personnel to stage major “terrorist attack in shopping centre” training exercise at Andel, Prague 5-Smichov, on Monday night/Tuesday morning; members of the public are asked to follow police instructions if they’re in the area after midnight (Policie CR) [Social Media Post]

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