Aim: The aim of the article is to answer the question whether the municipality or the volunteer fire department bears the normal maintenance costs of the property transferred by the municipality to the volunteer fire department through a lending agreement for the fire station. The purpose formulated in such a manner assumes that the building transferred to the volunteer fire...
Purpose: An assessment of the possibility of reducing the susceptibility of fire detectors to false alarms was carried out by: 1) analysing the impact of changing the operating modes of a multi-sensor detector on minimizing false alarms, and 2) verifying, using ANOVA tests, two hypotheses: either the settings or the sensitivity of the sensor affect the susceptibility of the...
Aim: The aim of this article is to make an overview of selected features of the voice alarm control and indicating equipment (VACIE) confirmed in the process of assessment and verification of constancy of performance. Information presented by the authors play a crucial role during the process of design and use of voice alarm systems as well as in the context of providing the...
Aim: The aim of the article is to analyse the recording of false alarm cases using the Decision Support System of the State Fire Service (SWD PSP) in terms of certain requirements for a firefighter creating information from an incident. The cases under consideration belong to one of the types of incidents involving fire protection units. Introduction: Since 1993, when PSP began...
ABSTRACT Aim: The aim of this article is to discuss the issue of false fire alarms by presenting the most common causes of their occurrence and statistical data, along with the presentation of selected regulatory issues. The article also addresses the issue of minimizing false alarms and the means by which this can be accomplished. Introduction: Due to the fact that triggered...
Aim: The aim of this article is to evaluate the effect of selected positioning parameters of the fan (positioning distance and impeller angle) on the ability to pump a volumetric airflow stream through a construction object. Method design: Mobile fans used during rescue operations are an important tool to reduce the spread of smoke during interior fires in buildings. Due to the...
Aim: The purpose of this article is to present the results of ongoing theoretical research – the evaluation of normative and legal documents in the area of emergency voice communication. The research was aimed at analysing and comparing the operation of emergency communication systems (SKA) in selected countries and the possibility of their wider use in construction objects in...
Aim: The aim of the article is to identify directions for improving cooperation between the national rescue and firefighting system (KSRG) and local government units. The authors of this article have analysed the structure of KSRG and the powers of local government in the area of public safety, with particular emphasis on issues relating to the principles of operation, potential...
Aim: The article presents the results of research on the evacuation process of people from the building of the Faculty of Environmental and Power Engineering of the Silesian University of Technology, including the evacuation of people with a temporary limitation of independent movement, who are evacuated using an evacuation chair. The travel times and the time needed to prepare...
Aim: The aim of the article is to review information about motor vehicles that use alternative propulsion systems (in this case, electric propulsion) and the risks associated with their use. The discussion of these issues is crucial for undertaking rescue and firefighting operations during incidents (fires, local emergencies) involving alternatively powered vehicles and the...
Aim: The article aims to present and evaluate the costs of preventive works carried out in 16 selected longwall panels in the mines of two coal mining companies. The article is based on the analysis of data made available by the companies, which the author has properly prepared to enable their comparison. Introduction: Fires occurring in coal mines are one of the more frequent...
Aim: The article aims to present and evaluate the costs of preventive works carried out in 16 selected longwall panels in the mines of two coal mining companies. The article is based on the analysis of data made available by the companies, which the author has properly prepared to enable their comparison. Introduction: Fires occurring in coal mines are one of the more frequent...
Purpose: The aim of the article was to analyze motorcycle accidents in Poland on the basis of statistical data from the Polish Police Headquarters from 2019. The author presents the collected data in the form of charts, broken down by causes, the number of events in individual months, and the age of the perpetrators, injured and victims. The work also deals with the issue of...
Aim: The aim of this article is to present the conclusions of a research conducted in the area of identifying threats to the economic interests of the state related to the trading of cryptoassets, as well as the presentation of legal solutions functioning in the cryptoasset environment and possible remedial actions to be taken by the state authorities competent in this regard...
Aim: An extremely important property of firefighters’ special clothing is thermal resistance of the clothing materials to heat transfer from radiation or flame. Performing tests with the use of thermal mannequins may contribute to the improvement of clothing sets, as such tests indicate weak points of the tested products. The review article presents information on the testing of...
Purpose: The theoretical aim of this study was to present the impact of modern technologies on the improvement of the effectiveness of process activities (documenting) at the site of a communication disaster. On the other hand, the utilitarian goal was to present the improvement of the organization of documenting a mass incident with the use of drones and photogrammetry tools...
Aim: This article attempts to present the issues related to the search for alternatives to energy resources in all sectors of the economy. The direction of the search is to choose “green energy” (in this case hydrogen), which, due to its potential wide application, is already beginning to be treated as an instrument of carbon neutrality. Most EU countries have agreed that they...
Aim: The article presents a set of parameters and settings for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), which is crucial in the operational work of the fire brigade and its importance for the quality of the final material obtained from an RGB camera or a thermal imaging camera. Introduction: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are more often and more boldly used by various uniformed...
Aim: The aim of the article is to indicate the essential technical and operational parameters of mobile fans and to present the proposed testing methodologies (as well as dedicated infrastructure) allowing to confirm the indicated features. Project and methods: In many places around the world, scientists conduct tests related to the use of mechanical tactical ventilation with the...
Aim: The aim of this article is to analyse fire and explosion properties of LNG along with the identification of hazards that may arise during emergency incidents involving it. The article is based on an analysis of the available literature and a full-scale experimental study involving a 200-liter LNG tank leading to a jet fire. Introduction: Safe use and proper transport of...
Aim: The aim of the article is to present the current state of knowledge regarding the possibility of suppressing or effectively extinguishing fires of electric vehicle. Due to the growing popularity of means of transport powered by electric batteries, the problem of emerging fires and their effects is becoming recognizable. Due to the possible violent process of combustion of...
Purpose: The aim of the article is to discuss tax issues related to the settlement of subsidies for the implementation of projects in the area of "Security and Defense". The grant beneficiaries face numerous problems with the interpretation of the provisions of the VAT Act, which may result in serious financial consequences in the event of incorrect application of the VAT Act...
Aim: The article presents information on the issue of CO2 emission (called greenhouse gas) from the energy sector, along with tools enabling the determination of CO2 emissivity used to manage this process and the directions of actions taken to minimize the negative impact on the climate. Introduction: CO2 is one of the substances essential for the functioning of life on Earth. On...
Aim: The requirements for placing construction products for fire protection marked with a construction mark on the market or making them available on the national market result from the applicable legal acts. The article aims to present the current requirements and to analyze the changes introduced over the last two years. It contains a valid list of construction products for...
Purpose: The aim of this publication is to present the most important aspects of using smoke and carbon monoxide detectors intended for households or similar residential facilities as well as to indicate the advantages and disadvantages of the adopted system solutions that affect the number of detectors installed in this kind of buildings. The article aims to present the issues...