{"id":31021,"date":"2024-06-14T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T18:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&p=31021"},"modified":"2024-06-17T10:35:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T08:35:56","slug":"president-milanovic-in-varazdin-firefighters-have-always-been-prepared-to-risk-their-lives-for-the-safety-of-their-community","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-in-varazdin-firefighters-have-always-been-prepared-to-risk-their-lives-for-the-safety-of-their-community\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 in Vara\u017edin: Firefighters have always been prepared to risk their lives for the safety of their community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 \u201cSince its inception, firefighting has been an integral part of modern political life in Croatia, even at a time when most of the population lacked a standardised language and formal education. Despite modest resources and primary tools, firefighters have always been prepared to risk their lives for the safety of their community,\u201d the President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 stated in Vara\u017edin at the celebration of the 160th<\/sup> anniversary of the Volunteer fire department also known as the “First Croatian Volunteer Fire Brigade in Vara\u017edin,” which also marked 160 years of voluntary firefighting in the Republic of Croatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Milanovi\u0107 also pointed out that the organisation of firefighting shows how strong and cohesive the local community is in most of Croatia and how much people stick together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Milanovi\u0107 further reminded that the Volunteer Fire Brigade was founded in 1864 in Vara\u017edin at the initiative of city authorities, but also with the approval of the then-government in Budapest. \u201cFrom the first day it was called \u201chrvatski zbor\u201d (Croatian corps), which is not insignificant\u201d, underlining its role in building national identity. \u201cJust three years earlier, the Academy of Sciences and Arts, as the spiritual and intellectual connective tissue of the Croatian people, was founded at the initiative of Bishop Strossmayer, although Croatia at that time was still without Dalmatia\u201d, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, President Milanovi\u0107 thanked all the firefighters on their past efforts and sacrifices and expressed his gratitude for all they will do in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the celebration of this important anniversary of Vara\u017edin and Croatian firefighting, a parade of firefighters from all over Croatia took place, featuring dozens of fire trucks, from the oldest to the most modern. Moreover, three demonstration rescue exercises were held in the streets of Vara\u017edin. Prior to the main celebration in Capuchin Square, President Milanovi\u0107 inspected the Volunteer Fire Department\u2019s firefighters\u2019 formation where he was presented with a honorary member\u2019s plaque by the Department commander Jurica Buden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also addressing the gathering besides President Milanovi\u0107 was the president of the Volunteer Fire Department “the First Croatian Volunteer Fire Brigade in Vara\u017edin” Radovan Martinec and the Chief Firefighting Commander of the Republic of Croatia Slavko Tucakovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside President Milanovi\u0107 was the Adviser to the President for Human Rights and Civil Society Melita Muli\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia \/ Filip Glas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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