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2 clusters · 14 sources · 16 days · First seen 22 days ago · Last updated 6 days ago

Categories: TECHNOLOGY

Croatia fire service equipment upgrades

Entities: Krešimir Jelić · Ilija Jezidžić · Vinkovci Fire Brigade · Croatian fire service · Slavko Tucaković

Overview

In mid‑July, Croatia’s fire authorities delivered four specialised forest‑fire trucks to Virovitica, Čaglin, Vinica and Jarmina. The vehicles are part of the third contingency of a 78‑truck contract funded by public forest‑function funds, with the Virovitica unit valued at €277,000 and the first of 15 new trucks slated for the county this year.

A fortnight later, the Croatian Fire Service warned of an intense heat wave and a 54 % rise in burned area compared with the previous season. In response, three additional forest‑fire trucks were handed over to stations in Rijeka, Donji Andrijevci and Brinje, under a €20 million programme aiming for 78 specialised vehicles by early 2027 and a fleet of 50‑60 by year‑end. The same period saw the Vinkovci brigade receive high‑tech rescue gear—including a thermal‑imaging drone and encrypted radios—through an EU‑funded cross‑border project with Bosnia‑and‑Herzegovina, intended to harmonise disaster response across the region.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[○ 1 SOURCE] The Croatian Fire Service warned citizens to exercise extreme caution during an intense heat wave and prolonged drought due to heightened fire risk. (a531018e-8932-4b74-aca9-d88bcc8c614d)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The 2024 fire season in Croatia has 54 % more burned area and 7.3 % more fires than the previous year, with 7,987 ha burned. (f92c98db-8f2d-4870-90dd-6c93a4cbd8ee)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Three forest‑fire trucks were delivered to stations in Rijeka, Donji Andrijevci and Brinje as part of a €20 million project to acquire 78 specialised vehicles. (f92c98db-8f2d-4870-90dd-6c93a4cbd8ee)
[○ 1 SOURCE] By August, five additional fire trucks will be allocated, aiming for a total of 50‑60 trucks by year‑end and all 78 by February next year. (f92c98db-8f2d-4870-90dd-6c93a4cbd8ee)
[○ 1 SOURCE] In the last 24 hours, 471 firefighters and 64 vehicles responded to 119 interventions. (f92c98db-8f2d-4870-90dd-6c93a4cbd8ee)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Vinkovci fire brigade received high‑tech equipment including a thermal‑imaging drone, battery‑powered aggregator, TETRA radios, protective suits and boots under an EU‑funded cross‑border project with (fc8b3cea-b454-41ee-aff3-edaae335cc83)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The cross‑border project was implemented through cooperation between Croatia's Ministry of Regional Development and EU funds and the Orašje civil‑protection authority in Bosnia‑and‑Herzegovina. (fc8b3cea-b454-41ee-aff3-edaae335cc83)

Timeline

6 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 8 sources
Croatian Fire Services Bolster Equipment as Wildfire Season Peaks
Croatia urges caution amid a severe heat wave as fire season burns 54% more area than last year; new fire trucks and high‑tech gear, including a drone and TETRA radios, are deployed, with a cross‑border EU‑fund
22 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 6 sources
Croatia delivers new specialized forest‑fire trucks to Virovitica and nearby municipalities
Croatia has delivered four new specialized forest‑fire trucks to Virovitica, Čaglin, Vinica and Jarmina, boosting fire‑fighting capacity; a similar 2,500‑litre vehicle was handed to Virovitica as part of a 15‑v

Sources

beregdaroc.hu · likaclub.eu · noplanetb.tportal.hr · novosti.hr · opcina-tesanj.ba · optimalis.hu · prigorski.hr · rijeka.hr · sarajevo-x.com · teklic.hr · vesti-online.com · vpz.hr · zadarskilist.hr · zenit.ba