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THE TRAINING PROJECT FOR JOINT WILDFIRE-FIGHTING UNITS

BETWEENBOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, MONTENEGRO

AND CROATIA

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Fire Service

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PROJECT AIMS:

• Rapid response in case of fire outbreak in the border area (facilitate border crossing)

• Harmonize management at the fire site

• Harmonize tactical activities

• Use the same equipment – compatibility

• Harmonize communication equipment

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• 20 Feb 03 – meeting in Sarajevo – guidelines for the project implementation• Country representatives appointed for the implementation of

the project; members of the core working group:Montenegro –Zoran Begović M.Sc., Head of the Inspectorate for the Protection against Fire, Explosions , Disasters and for the Technical Protection of Facilities

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Mirsad Teskeredžić, Assistant Director of the Federal Civil Protection Administration

Republika Srpska – Predrag Slijepčević, Deputy Director of the Republic Civil Protection Administration

Republic of Croatia – Mladen Vinković, Assistant Chief Firefighting Commander of RoC

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION:

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• 10 March 03 - first working meeting of the core working group – determined the terms of the task implementation by individual participating countries:

Croatia 1. Inform fire-fighting managers with tactics and equipment, as

well as the training to come2. Training in wildfire fighting for firemen

Bosnia and Herzegovina1. Project co-ordination2. Execution of tender for the purchase of fire equipment

Montenegro1. Execution of fire-fighting exercise

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WHAT HAS BEEN DONE?

1. Seminar for fire-fighting managers from all three countries at the MoI training centre, Valbandon near Pula, 14 April to 17 April 2003.

Group photo of the participants MoI training centre Valbandon

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Participants at the seminar:• 3 representatives from Republika Srpska• 2 reps. from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina• 6 representatives of Montenegro• 4 representatives from the Republic of Croatia• 1 Stability Pact representative

The seminar was organized and executed by the personnel of the National protection and rescue Directorate, Fire Service, MoI of RoC

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• Visit to the Public Fire-Fighting Unit Pula

• Demonstration of skills of the members of the intervention fire-fighting unit of the PFU Pula

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2. Wildfire fighting training for firemen from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro carried out at the Fire-fighting and Civil Protection School in Zagreb.

1st group between 15 and 22 June 2003 – 34 attendants

2nd group between 22 and 28 June 2003 – 34 attendants

Participants in the training:• 18 firemen from Republika Srpska• 17 firemen from Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina• 32 firemen from Montenegro

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I) Physical preparedness check

Wildfire fighting training is consist of:

II) Theoretical lessons in classroom

III) First aid

IV) Training site exercises

V) Operation with helicopter

VI) Field exercise

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At the end of the training course, each trainee obtained

a Certificate for having successfully finished the

training.

The training was organized and performed by the personnel of

the National protection and Rescue Directorate, Fire Service,

MoI of RoC

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3. Tenders were invited for the personal firemen equipment and the forest fire fighting equipment, and the supplier of the required equipment has been chosen

Some extinguishing equipment Some items of personal equipment

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• The exercise was held on May 27th 2004 in Montenegro in the town of Budva and was entitled “Budva 2004” bearing the slogan “Together against Fire”.

• A total of 80 firefighters from three countries participated in the exercise with 10 fire trucks, 1 Bell 212 helicopter owned by the MoI of Montenegro and 2 Dromader firefighting planes.

• The exercise scenario dealt with a forest fire in inaccessible terrain near the town of Budva.

4. Demonstration fire-fighting exercise

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5. Develop and adopt procedures of notifying and calling of fire-fighting forces; and state border crossing

• develop standardized forms • exchange services’ telephone numbers, etc.

THE END

Prepared by: Mladen Vinković Siniša Klečar