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The finishing works in Vucevica in progress

Published on 30/03/2023 (last modified 30/03/2023)

The works on the construction includes the works on the arrangement and equipping of the facilities

The largest training center for firefighters in this part of Europe - the regional training center for training operational forces of the firefighting system in Vučevica, is taking its final form. Final works are underway on the interior decoration and furnishing of the main building, which will house the central administrative and logistics base for special fire brigades and civil protection units. In addition, the communication center and student section will be located there as an integral part of the facility. The center in Vučevica will coordinate, but also educate and train personnel in the field of protection against natural and other disasters, and the center will also have simulation facilities as well as the possibility of organizing exercises, seminars for advanced training (cross-border exchange of knowledge), demonstration exercises of rescuing civilians etc.

The ground floor consists of 13 garages for fire trucks, changing rooms and sanitary facilities. There will be 15 four-bed accommodation units on the first floor, i.e. rest rooms and classrooms, while a fire tower connected to the tunnel to the basement of the building will be located along the eastern facade.

The equipment includes the construction of a fire house (Polygon A), a fire simulator for industrial plants (Polygon B), mobile transport simulators (Polygon C), fire containers and products for training, and equipment for removing oil and petroleum products in the event of disasters.

The FIRESPILL project is implemented within the cross-border cooperation program INTERREG Italy - Croatia, which brings together 14 partners from two neighboring countries, including the Public Institution RERAS.D. for coordination and development of the Split-Dalmatia County. The estimated budget of the FIRESPILL project is more than 16 million euros, of which almost 840 thousand euros refers to activities in the Split-Dalmatia County, mostly to the construction and equipping of the Regional Training Center for the training of operational forces of the firefighting system in Vučevica. The contracted value of the construction works amounts to 4.8 million euros without VAT (that is, slightly less than six million euros with VAT).