Siniša Jembrih, Zagreb, CroatiaAUTOR: Pavao Cajzek View of locations and interventions of Zagreb FD Fire Station and Volunteer Fire Departments of Firefighters Association of Zagreb

Siniša Jembrih, Zagreb, Croatia

Zagreb

Tourism in Croatia

• In 2016 Croatia had 15 million tourist visitors

• Extensive coastline and well-preserved coastal Renaissance towns

5 professional stations 362 firefighters 60 vehicles 6 central voluntary fire stations 58 voluntary fire stations 90 vehicles 3500 calls No medical calls

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ZAGREB FIRE&RESCUE

FIRE SERVICE IN CROATIA-HISTORY

• FIRST FIRE PREVENTION DOCUMENTS WHERE PUBLISHED IN DUBROVNIK (1272.)

• FIRST FIRE BRIGADE IN TOWN RIJEKA (1863.)

• GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN ROOTS

Croatian War of Independence1991-1995

• 21 Firefighter died• 100 wounded• 266 Fire stations destroyed• 353 Fire trucks destroyed

History

• VFD Zagreb in 1870.

• Professional in 1910

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Wildfire unit

• Members of Zagreb fire department are also members of Republic founded „special Wildfireunit”

• Forest fires and others catastrophic events in Croatia and in neighboring countries

• Sinisa Jembrih

• Zagreb Fire Department

• [email protected]