Fire protection practices and competence-based training in historical buildings (protecting people and cultural heritage) Erasmus Project

Project Title

Fire protection practices and competence-based training in historical buildings (protecting people and cultural heritage)

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

In particular the main aim of the FireSkills is to create a new profile and develop a Training Modules (EQF level 8) for experts/staff working specific sectors such as Fire Safety, Fire Accident, Security, Health, Emergency, Crisis Management and Firefighting in cultural and historical protected cities. The second main of the FireSkills project is to expand awareness and improved know-how, skills and knowledge of the fire safety management for inhabitants living in cultural and historical protected cities in terms of preparing user guide and organizing training activities. So FireSkills project that was been implemented between the dates 2017 and 2019 aims to:
• To improve the effectiveness of the institutions offering education on the search and rescue experts, staff and personnel and to increase the strategic partnership between among fire brigades, search & rescue unit at public authorities, universities, NGOs, Municipalities and other stakeholders within the scope of the Fire Safety Management
• Increase partner countries’ understanding of issues related to Fire Safety Management
• Improve the capacity of relevant institutions, agencies and experts to address the risks of fire accidents in cultural and historical protected cities across EU and Turkey
• Help partner countries to develop and implement an appropriate Fire Safety Management for both Experts/Staff working at Fire Brigades within the scope of the EQF and user guide for inhabitants living in cultural and historical protected cities.
In parallel with these objectives, the following main activities have carried out and completed within the scope of our strategic partnership;
1. Preliminary Studies:
1.1. Project logos: As it is known, emblems and logos are the signature of corporate identities. Because it is possible to fit very long sentences to a single symbol. In this process, logos reflecting the characteristics of the project were produced with the project partners.
1.2. The project executive team: A Project Executive Team was organized in the kick off meeting and this team was composed of two key persons from the coordinator organization and one key person from each partner organization.
1.3. The project web site: Web Site It is a well-designed promotional tool especially in terms of establishing the corporate identity of the project. The website is therefore of great importance. The website is the face of our project on the Internet. Users who visit the project website get the first impression of the project through the website. For this purpose, a website reflecting the characteristics of the project has been produced.
2. Detailed Sub-studies:
2.1- Inventory analysis /Current Status Reports and other reports: In this context, more than 20 reports were produced with the project partners. These reports have been prepared to help how the project will be developed (See annexes).
2.2-Preparation of the “Training Modules (EQF level 8) for Experts/staff working at Fire & Rescue Services and Fire Brigade”: The main objective of the project was to produce a training module that could serve the parties concerned. This training module has been prepared quite extensively. The training module was made available both as written material and online. As a material, it was also distributed to non-governmental organizations, universities, public institutions. This also created a good opportunity for dissemination activities. (See annexes)
2.3-Preparation of the “User guide for residents/inhabitants in historical areas/cities/region”: The user guide was one of the main objectives of the project. Around 5000 user guides have been printed and distributed. These guidelines reflect the characteristics of the project. In addition, these user guide, it was also an opportunity for dissemination activities (See annexes).
2.4-Web site: The website is actively available and this system can also used for 3 years after completed the project (See annexes).
2.5-National and International Meetings: These activities have been regularly completed. All meetings were formalized with attendance documents, photographs, meeting minutes and signature minutes (See annexes).
2.6-Dissemination and Exploitation Activities: At these activities, a lot of activities were organized and a lot of participants were reached (See annexes).
2.7- Workshops and international symposium: These activities were at the center of the dissemination phase. Detailed information about these activities is given in the following pages (See annexes).
2.8-Online test system for end users: Digital products have become an important part of today’s societies. Without the online test system, the project was thought to be incomplete. The system produced for this purpose continues to be used actively. (This system can be used for 3 years)

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 118510 Eur

Project Coordinator

Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Karabuk Valiligi Il Afet ve Acil Durum Müdürlügü & Country: TR

Project Partners

• Karabuk University
• Safranbolu Belediyesi
• Slovensko zdruzenje za pozarno varstvo
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CAMERINO
• FREDERIKSBORG BRAND OG REDNING