Preparations for the new fire season

Preparations for the new fire season
The contract on cooperation with the representatives of the volunteer and the official fire-fighting societies have been signed today in Šibenik with the aim of protecting natural values ​​of the highest category.

 Fire protection is one of the key determinants of the Ordinance on the protection and conservation of Krka National Park, and is also contained within all other strategic documents that govern the operations of the Public Institute of Krka National Park. Therefore, measures and preparatory activities for the prevention and active protection of forest fire are carried out every year.

The representatives of the volunteer fire-fighting societies Skradin, Dubravice, Sv. Juraj, Ervenik, Promina and Drniš, and the official fire-fighting societies Knin and Šibenik have signed contracts on cooperation for the fire season 2022 with the Public Institute of Krka National Park. The contract stipulates that fire department will be organized for each fire-fighting society, for the purpose of performing fire-fighting activities and extinguishing fires in Krka NP area to establish increased duty in days of very high risk of open fires and adverse weather conditions and provide monitoring and reporting service at key points.

The Public Institute of Krka National Park is especially concerned with fire protection. Every year, a Program of activities for special fire protection measures, Plan for the observation and notification service, and Plan of observation, protection and patrolling are passed, prescribing in detail all fire protection measures in the field, with a special emphasis on the period from 1 June to 1 October. As part of the activities laid out in those plans, fire protection roads are maintained, low-lying vegetation removed and grass mowed, hiking trails are maintained and all fire extinguishers are attested. During the fire season, the specially organised observation and notification service is active.

“The assistance of the official fire-fighting services and volunteer fire-fighting societies in the settlements around the Park is of essential importance to the Park. This year, for the first time, we were joined by the representatives of the official fire-fighting societies Knin and Šibenik, whom we welcome, and the signing of the contract was supported by the Head of the Šibenik-Knin County Fire Department”, said the director of the Public Institute of Krka NP Nella Slavica and added: “We would like to thank all fire-fighters for their selfless contribution and we wish them a calm fire season!”