Fire Protection Training for Employees (Czech Republic)

The employer is responsible for providing the training. Under § 16 of the Fire Protection Act (zákon č. 133/1985 Sb.), the employer must train employees regularly if it carries out activities with increased or high fire risk. For activities without increased risk, such as an ordinary office, the Act does not require regular fire protection training. Even there, however, the employer must make you familiar with the risks of your work, including what to do in a fire (Labour Code, zákoník práce, § 103). Under § 106 of the Labour Code, the employee takes part in training. This course can serve as the general part of the training. Whether the employer uses it is the employer's decision.

No. You receive a certificate of completion: it shows that you have gone through the course and passed the test. It is not a regulated or otherwise confirmed qualification, it is not a certificate of a professionally qualified person or of a fire protection technician, and it is not a training record under § 36 of Decree No. 246/2001 Sb., which the employer keeps. Whether the course meets the company's needs is for the employer to decide.

No. The course is only the general part. The employer must still introduce you to the fire regulations (požární řád) and the fire alarm instructions (poplachové směrnice) of your workplace, show you the escape routes, the assembly point and the evacuation plan, show you where the extinguishers and hydrants are, explain the fire risks of your work, check your knowledge and keep a training record. For activities with increased or high risk, the training must be given by a person authorised under § 16a of the Act: for increased risk, a trained manager or a fire protection officer (preventista); for high risk, a fire protection technician or a trained manager. The course cannot provide this part.

For employees covered by § 16 of the Act, Decree No. 246/2001 Sb. (§ 23) requires training when they start, when they change workplace or job, and repeat training at least every 2 years. Managers are trained at least every 3 years, and members of preventive fire patrols and fire protection officers at least once a year. That is why the course certificate is valid for 24 months. For employers without increased risk, the employer sets the frequency.

The course covers the general fire protection rules for most workplaces. Operations with large quantities of flammable materials, welding, warehouses or high-risk construction sites require further training, documentation and often a professionally qualified person or a fire protection technician. The employer provides these. The specialist training of preventive fire patrols and fire protection officers is not part of the course.

Most people need about an hour for the lessons and the test, some longer. You can read the lessons in parts and come back later. The test has 25 questions, and you need at least 80% correct answers to pass.

Nothing happens. You will see which lessons to read again, and you can retake the test as many times as you like. The course and the test are free.

Only after you pass the test: 149 CZK for the certificate of completion as a PDF. The course and the test are free.

Every certificate has a number and a QR code. When you scan the code, or enter the number on our verification page, your name, the course title and the date you passed the test are shown.

The course is based on the regulations in force as of October 2026: Act No. 133/1985 Sb. on fire protection and Decree No. 246/2001 Sb. on fire prevention. Regulations change. For disputed questions, check the current wording in the Collection of Laws (Sbírka zákonů) or on the website of the Fire and Rescue Service of the Czech Republic (Hasičský záchranný sbor České republiky, HZS ČR).