Comparison of Integrated Rescue System Software Tools Used to Support the Implementation and Creation of Exercises
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Abstract
To successfully deal with emergent events or crises, it is necessary to have a fully planned integrated rescue system (IRS). The stages of the IRS are tested by exercises that aim to model rescue and clean-up operations as closely as possible. This article compares different software tools to support the creation and implementation of exercises of different stages of the IRS. The article aims to compare suitable software tools and evaluate their application in the individual phases of creating tactical exercises in the IRS and application to the implementation and evaluation phase. Methods of explanation, comparison, and modeling are used to achieve the goals. It was found that the investigated software programmes are all suitable for use in the organization of exercises. The results are shown in a comparison table and examples of individual model situations. The article presents possible implementation scenarios of software tools for creating and organizing exercises of stages of the IRS, which can make the preparation of both tactical and screening exercises more efficient.
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OpenAlex topics: Military Strategy and Technology · Economic and Technological Systems Analysis · Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
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Affiliations
Department of Security Engineering, Faculty of Applied Informatics, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nám. T. G. Masaryka 5555, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic
Department of Population Protection, Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nám. T. G. Masaryka 5555, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic
Department of Environmental Security, Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nám. T. G. Masaryka 5555, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic
Funding
Internal Grant Agency of Tomas Bata University in Zlin
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