Chief of the fire department: ‘This was a busy weekend for the firefighters, and the situation on Korčula is better’

Tucaković pointed out that the area and front of the fire are large, and the firefighters are working on extremely difficult terrain in dense vegetation.

“Rehabilitation of the fire station will certainly take several days”, said Tucakovi. who visited the fire station with Dubrova-Ko-Neretva fire chief Stjepan Simov and sector commanders. Aerial reconnaissance of the fire station by a helicopter of the Croatian Air Force gave a more precise insight into the situation on the ground.

During the day, 84 firefighters with 24 fire trucks came to Korčul from the fire communities of Krapina-Zagorska and Zagreb counties and the City of Zagreb. A total of 270 firefighters with 72 vehicles were engaged. Three canards and one Air Tractor operated from the air. Forces from Koprivničko-križevačka županija, 50 firefighters with 16 vehicles, remain on standby in Vučevica, HVZ reported.

Tucaković: Fiery weekend, hard for the entire fire department

A meeting was held in Blato Municipality where the current situation at the fire station was analyzed and further operational activities of all emergency services were determined, and in addition to commanders Tucakovi and Simovi, the Minister of Spatial Planning, Construction and State Property Branko was also present. Bačić, as well as local officials.

On Korčula, about 550 hectares of grass, low vegetation, maquis and pine forest were restored. 186 firefighters with 48 fire trucks from the Dubrovnik-Neretva County Fire Department and the Dubrovnik Intervention Fire Department were deployed at the fire station.

Chief fire chief Slavko Tucaković he also said that during this weekend, in 48 hours, firefighters had 262 fire interventions and 1,531 firefighters participated in extinguishing fires.

“Quite a fiery weekend and tiring for the entire fire department,” he said.