Association of Volunteers of Fire-fighters - Element of Integ. Emerg. System

The associations of volunteers of fire-fighters and their fire units are inseparable part of municipals and large industrial enterprises in the Czech Republic. My bachelor thesis concentrates on organization and activity of volunteer fire-fighter associations and voluntary fire units that exist almost in every Czech village. I specify the difference between the terms association of volunteers of fire-fighters and fire units that are established by municipality. I try to compare the competency of voluntary fire-fighters in terms of European Union. I mention the history of voluntary fire-fighters in Bohemia and Moravia in short. I specify the system of fire services in the Czech Republic and the role of voluntary fire units legislatively. Then I focus on voluntary fire units and their activity in the sphere of civil protection. My practical part specializes in voluntary fire units in the region “Vysočina” and district “Havlíčkův Brod” that are predetermined for civil protection. At the end of the thesis I expose the investigations and suggestions