Integrated Rescue System (IRS) security exercise takes place at CNB headquarters

On Monday 14 April, a planned security exercise of the Integrated Rescue System (IRS) units took place at the Czech National Bank’s headquarters in Prague. Its aim was to test the preparedness and coordination of individual IRS units in dealing with emergencies at a bank. This was one of the exercises regularly organised for the emergency services.

The IRS security exercise took place from 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the CNB’s headquarters on Na Příkopě Street. Throughout the exercise, a section of the building was closed to the public and reserved exclusively for exercise participants, which included not only members of the IRS units, but also CNB staff and emergency services personnel who acted as role-players, as well as invited observers.

The entire exercise was conducted in accordance with a predefined scenario and did not interfere with the bank’s day-to-day operations.

Petra Vlčková
CNB spokesperson