A three-day training course began at the Fire Department Training, Education and Technological Development Center in Vučevica on Thursday. International Symposium on Firefighting in which more than 1.000 firefighters and fire experts from about 10 countries participate, and the partner country is Germany. At the beginning of the 15th professional meeting of the Croatian Fire Service, a demonstration exercise of extinguishing a forest fire was organized. In addition to firefighters, a canard, air tractor and a fire-fighting helicopter participated in the demonstration exercise. Those present followed with particular attention the part of the exercise in which a group of firefighters who had become trapped in inaccessible terrain was evacuated by helicopter. An exhibition of modern firefighting equipment was also organized as part of the International Symposium on Firefighting.
The fire service, along with the military and police, is an important part of the homeland security system.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Veterans Affairs Tomo Medved stated that the Government had made a visible step forward in the positioning and development of the firefighting system. "The firefighting system, along with the army and the police, is an extremely important part of the homeland security system," emphasized Minister Medved. He assessed that the firefighting system in Croatia is excellently organized, adding that fire protection poses new challenges and the need for new technologies and new tactics. The partner country of this year's international firefighting conference in Vučevica is Germany, which, it was said, has experience in extinguishing fires on electric vehicles. The Chief Firefighter of Croatia, Slavko Tucaković, noted that here in Zagreb, there have been several cases of fires on mobile phones and electric bicycles left on staircases near combustible materials.
Reflecting on this year's firefighting season, Tucaković emphasized that "this year we had a greater number of fires than last year, but the area of the burned area is three times smaller thanks to the rapid interventions and organization of firefighting systems."
A training pool will be built in the Fire Center in Vučevica
The prefect of Split-Dalmatia County, Blaženko Boban, announced that the Fire Department Center in Vučevica will continue to expand, mentioning the construction of a training pool for training in water and sea rescue. "Sports fields will also be built that will be used for the European Student Games in 2028, and after that they will be used by citizens," said Boban. He announced that in the future, annual gatherings of firefighters and fire experts will always be held at the Fire Department in Vučevica.
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