Organisation of the National Rescue and Firefighting System in Poland
Organisation of the National Rescue and Firefighting System in Poland

Summary/Abstract: National Firefighting and Rescue System (NFRS) has been created to protect population,property and environment within the territory of the Republic of Poland by the followingactivities: extinguishing fires, fighting against the local threats, chemical and ecological rescueoperations, technical rescue operations and first medical aid. NFRS, as an integral part of theinternal security system of the country, is financed by the Government. The Chief Commandantof the State Fire Service is the central body of the state administration responsible fororganization and managing the NFRS. The system operates on three administrative levelscorresponding with the administrative structure of the country: district (main executivelevel, where interventions are carried out by the district’s resources), regional (coordinationand assistance to the rescue operations when resources in the district are insufficient) andnational (rescue operations assistance and coordination when resources in the region areinsufficient). The main purpose of this article is to present : tasks performed by the NFRS(National Firefighting and Rescue System), functioning of the system at three levels (district,regional and national), cooperation of the NFRS with subjects like Police, Border Guard, unitsof Voluntary Fire Brigade and many others.

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