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Hasičského záchranného sboru Zlínského kraje

The Fire Brigade Rescue Corps of the Czech Republic

The mission of the Fire Brigade Rescue Corps of the Czech Republic is to protect citizens’ lives, health and property against fire, and to provide effective help in emergency situations, traffic accidents, natural disasters, industrial accidents, and terrorist attacks. 

The Czech Fire Brigade Rescue Corps is the main controlling unit and a coordinator of the integrated rescue system, which unites all rescue system components for performing rescue and clearing works in a state of an emergency or crisis. The Fire Brigade Rescue Corps of the Czech Republic cooperates with other components of the integrated rescue system (paramedics, police, army), as well as with the administration, state and local authorities, legal and physical entities, non-profit organizations and civil associations.

At present, the Fire Brigade Rescue Corps of the Czech Republic also plays the main role in the state’s preparedness for emergency situations. In 2001, the Czech Fire Brigade Rescue Corps was integrated with the Head Office for Civil Protection. The Corps is responsible for the protection of citizens in a similar way as in some other European countries.

The Fire Brigade Rescue Corps of the Czech Republic deals with fire prevention, crisis management, civil emergency planning, citizen protection and integrated rescue system.

The Fire Brigade Rescue Corps of the Czech Republic consists of the General Directory which is subordinate to the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic and of 14 regional fire brigade rescue corps.

The Fire Brigade Rescue Corps of the Zlín region ensures rescue service in the south-east part of the country, i.e. in the districts of Kroměříž, Uherské Hradiště, Vsetín and Zlín.