(Žilinská univerzita v Žiline, 2021) Barta, Jiří; Kalenda, Jiří
The number of anthropogenic and natural disasters is growing and their impacts increase pressure on prevention
and crisis preparedness in the public and private sectors. Exercises of the crisis management authorities, which test and verify
both plans and capabilities, form part of the crisis preparedness. The article deals with the preparation and application of crisis
preparedness training using software and simulation tools. The next part of the article focuses on the training of the crisis
management bodies, describing all preparation and implementation phases. Simulation has a great impact on preparedness due
to the possibility to test and verify plans and capabilities of included bodies, identify deficiencies and create an environment for
improvements. The results of the exercise were applied in an evaluation that detected problems in the use of new technologies
and crisis communication.
