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Evacuation safety When escaping your flat, do not go into an area which has smoke in it, for example a smoke-filled stairway. Combustion gases are always toxic or suffocating and quickly cause you to lose consciousness. In this case, the safest th...

Helsinki City Rescue Department Evacuation Evacuations are planned both for normal and emergency conditions. Evacuation is the transfer of a population or part of it from an area at risk to safe areas by the rescue authorities. At its narrowest, e...

Capacity and evacuation arrangements The maximum capacity and evacuation arrangements are an essential part of the overall safety of a public event. Rescue departments help supervise the safety of public events. Contact your local rescue departmen...

Interruption and evacuation of public events Abnormal situations may require the interruption of an event. Rescue departments help supervise the safety of public events. Contact your local rescue department for further information. Rescue departme...

Helsinki City Rescue Department Evacuation safety reports The evacuation safety report is a document that describes manner in which the building or space is used or how the limited, weakened or varying functional capacity of persons and other fact...

Länsi-Uusimaa Rescue Department Evacuation safety in care facilities and sheltered and supported housing units Information and forms related to the evacuation safety of care facilities and supported housing units. In premises with residents that h...

Länsi-Uusimaa Rescue Department Evacuation safety in care facilities and sheltered and supported housing units Information and forms related to the evacuation safety of care facilities and supported housing units. In premises with residents that h...

Helsinki City Rescue Department Supervision and fire inspections The aim of supervision is to prevent personal, environmental and property damage and improve the safety culture of sites, particularly in terms of fire and evacuation safety. Our fir...

Rescue Department of Kymenlaakso Research and development activities Rescue Department of Kymenlaakso is actively involved in research and development activities in the area. Research and Development activities The Kymenlaakso Rescue Department is...

Organising a public event at an unusual venue An organiser wishing to hold a public event in a space intended for a different purpose, such as an industrial hall or an office, must contact the rescue authority in good time. Contact your local resc...

Helsinki City Rescue Department Operation of the Rescue Department in the event of an accident When the Situation Centre receives an alarm, the rescue personnel immediately leave for the scene of the accident. When the Situation Centre of the Resc...

Helsinki City Rescue Department Supervision of public events A public event is a planned gathering with a specific purpose, and a beginning and an end. Helsinki City Rescue Department supervises the safety of public events and provides guidance an...

Emergency conditions The definition of emergency conditions covers not only an armed aggression but also other exceptional circumstances that seriously threaten the nation, including extremely serious natural disasters, pandemics and major acciden...

Helsinki City Rescue Department Civil defence in Helsinki Civil defence is a humanitarian activity aimed at protecting the population and securing society’s ability to function in emergency conditions. Civil defence is a humanitarian activity that...

Helsinki City Rescue Department Contact information for Fire Inspectors and Safety Instructors The on-call fire inspector The on-call fire inspector 09 310 31203 palotarkastaja.helsinki@pelastustoimi.fi The on-call fire inspector answers Helsinki ...

Supervision of public events A public event is a planned gathering with a specific purpose, a beginning and end. Rescue departments help supervise the safety of public events. Contact your local rescue department for further information. Rescue de...

Länsi-Uusimaa Rescue Department Instructions and forms Safety instructions and the most common form templates necessary for dealing with the Rescue Department have been compiled in this section. Evacuation safety in care facilities and sheltered a...

Helsinki City Rescue Department Periodic fire inspection The objective of fire inspections is to support the operator’s independent preparedness and to monitor compliance with the Rescue Act. The objective of fire inspections is to support the ope...

Supervision and fire inspections You can use these services round the clock, 24/7. Contact your local rescue department if you need more information. In non-urgent matters, the regional rescue departments will serve you during office hours. Workin...

Länsi-Uusimaa Rescue Department Instructions and forms Safety instructions and the most common form templates necessary for dealing with the Rescue Department have been compiled in this section. Evacuation safety in care facilities and sheltered a...