Comparison of integrated rescue system software tools used to support the implementation and creation of exercises

Džermanský, Martin; Ficek, Martin; Snopek, Lukáš

dc.title	Comparison of integrated rescue system software tools used to support the implementation and creation of exercises	en
dc.contributor.author	Džermanský, Martin
dc.contributor.author	Ficek, Martin
dc.contributor.author	Snopek, Lukáš
dc.relation.ispartof	Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
dc.identifier.issn	2076-3417 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.date.issued	2022
utb.relation.volume	12
utb.relation.issue	20
dc.type	article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/app122010509
dc.relation.uri	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/20/10509
dc.relation.uri	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/20/10509/pdf?version=1666620185
dc.subject	comparison	en
dc.subject	exercises	en
dc.subject	integrated rescue system	en
dc.subject	software	en
dc.subject	support	en
dc.description.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.	en
utb.faculty	Faculty of Applied Informatics
utb.faculty	Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10563/1011211
utb.identifier.obdid	43883869
utb.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-85140437141
utb.identifier.wok	000872327400001
utb.source	j-scopus
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-29T07:49:19Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-29T07:49:19Z
dc.description.sponsorship	IGA/FAI/2022/003, RVO/FLKŘ/2022/02
dc.description.sponsorship	Internal Grant Agency of Tomas Bata University in Zlin [IGA/FAI/2022/003]; project: Application of advanced methods and tools of information technology in the process of civil protection [RVO/FLKR./2022/02]
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rights.access	openAccess
utb.ou	Department of Security Engineering
utb.ou	Department of Population Protection
utb.ou	Department of Environmental Security
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Džermanský, Martin
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Ficek, Martin
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Snopek, Lukáš
utb.fulltext.affiliation	Martin Dzermansky 1,2,* , Martin Ficek 1,2 and Lukas Snopek 3 1 Department of Security Engineering, Faculty of Applied Informatics, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nám. T. G. Masaryka 5555, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic 2 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 3 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 * Correspondence: m_dzermansky@utb.cz
utb.fulltext.dates	Received: 3 October 2022 Revised: 11 October 2022 Accepted: 13 October 2022 Published: 18 October 2022
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utb.fulltext.sponsorship	This research was supported by the Internal Grant Agency of Tomas Bata University in Zlin under project no. IGA/FAI/2022/003, and the project: Application of advanced methods and tools of information technology in the process of civil protection (RVO/FLKŘ/2022/02, DKRVO).
utb.wos.affiliation	[Dzermansky, Martin; Ficek, Martin] Tomas Bata Univ Zlin, Fac Appl Informat, Dept Secur Engn, Nam TG Masaryka 5555, Zlin 76001, Czech Republic; [Dzermansky, Martin; Ficek, Martin] Tomas Bata Univ Zlin, Fac Logist & Crisis Management, Dept Populat Protect, Nam TG Masaryka 5555, Zlin 76001, Czech Republic; [Snopek, Lukas] Tomas Bata Univ Zlin, Fac Logist & Crisis Management, Dept Environm Secur, Nam TG Masaryka 5555, Zlin 76001, Czech Republic
utb.scopus.affiliation	Department of Security Engineering, Faculty of Applied Informatics, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nám. T. G. Masaryka 5555, Zlin, 760 01, Czech Republic; Department of Population Protection, Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nám. T. G. Masaryka 5555, Zlin, 760 01, Czech Republic; Department of Environmental Security, Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nám. T. G. Masaryka 5555, Zlin, 760 01, Czech Republic
utb.fulltext.projects	IGA/FAI/2022/003
utb.fulltext.projects	RVO/FLKŘ/2022/02
utb.fulltext.faculty	Faculty of Applied Informatics
utb.fulltext.faculty	Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management
utb.fulltext.faculty	Faculty of Applied Informatics
utb.fulltext.faculty	Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management
utb.fulltext.faculty	Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management
utb.fulltext.ou	Department of Security Engineering
utb.fulltext.ou	Department of Population Protection
utb.fulltext.ou	Department of Security Engineering
utb.fulltext.ou	Department of Population Protection
utb.fulltext.ou	Department of Environmental Security