Population protection

1. Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr. Radka Nováková. Dostupné z Metodického portálu www.rvp.cz, ISSN: 1802-4785.  Provozuje Národní ústav pro vzdělávání, školské poradenské zařízení a zařízení pro další vzdělávání pedagogických pracovníků (NÚV).

2. Population protection • Emergency Board of the Municipal Council (responsibility for the prevention and the public safety) • Important emergency numbers • Warning signals • Evacuation

3. Do you remeber important emergency numbers? • Fire and Rescue Service • Ambulance Service • Police of the Czech Republic • Municipal Police • Single European Emergency Call number

4. Check your answers • 150 Fire and Rescue Service • 155 Ambulance Service • 158 Police of the Czech Republic • 156 Municipal Police • 112 Single European Emergency Call number

5. Warning signals General warning alarm signal • oscillating tone of the siren • 3 times at 3-minute interval • length 140 seconds

6. Fire alarm • interrupted tone of the siren • 25 sec steady tone-10sec break-25 sec steady tone • lenght 60 sec

7. When can you hear these signals? • in case of danger or an emergency • in case of fire • on the first Wednesday of every month at 12 a.m. when the functioning of the warning system is practised

8. Evacuation • some safety tips what you should do in case of emergency

9. What should you prepare? • personal documents and ID cards • valuables • credit cards and cash • insurance policies ( pojistky)

10. What should you do? • get ready your car for immediate use • make sure you have enough fuel • charge your mobile phone • stay informed by monitoring the situation on radio, TV, Internet

11. Where should you go? • ask the municipal office ahead • ask friends in another town • find shelter in another town

12. How should you secure your home? • unplug all eletrical devices • shut off gas and water mains • in case of windstorm fit boarding over windows • in case of flooding use sandbags and insulating boards • get ready to evacuate all animals • take dogs and cats with you

13. What should you pack? • first aid kit + essential medication and toiletries • basic foods ( canned food and a can opener) • at least 6 litres of drinking water per person • protective clothing, spare underware, rainwear, • sleeping bag or blankets • pocket knife, cutlery, matches, a torch • a battery powered radio+ extra batteries

14. Tasks for revision: • Do you remeber important emergency numbers? • When is the functioning of the warning system practised? • What should you pack into your evacuation luggage? • What should you prepare?

15. Possible answers • Fire and Rescue Service – 150, Ambulance Service - 155, Police of the Czech Republic - 158, Municipal Police - 156 Single European Emergency Call Number - 112 2. on the first Wednesday of every month at 12 a.m.

16. Possible answers • first aid kit + essential medication and toiletries basic foods ( canned food and a can opener) at least 6 litres of drinking water per person protective clothing, spare underware, rainwear, sleeping bag or blankets pocket knife, cutlery, matches, a torch a battery powered radio+ extra batteries 4. personal documents and ID cards, valuables credit cards and cash, insurance policies

17. Zdroje: ZAVÁZALOVÁ, Vladimíra; LUKÁČOVÁ, Alena. Angličtina pro veřejnou správu. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2007, ISBN 978-80-7380-057-4.