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Training and exercise of rescuers from Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina – Trebinje 2015

: Published on Sunday, 22 November 2015 16:26

Obuka Trebinje 4 A cross-border training on extinguishing forest fires for 44 members of protection and rescue services and voluntary firefighting association from 5 municipalities from Montenegro and 10 municipalities from BiH was organised in Trebinje from 16 to 20 November.
The training and exercise were organized within the project "Cross-border Fire Protection" funded by the European Union through Cross-border Cooperation Programme BiH-Montenegro and implemented by FORS Montenegro, Directorate for Emergency Management of the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro, Ministry of Security of BiH and the Institute for Protection of Fires and Explosions from Sarajevo.

Training for firefighters from Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina

: Published on Tuesday, 17 November 2015 10:41

Obuka Trebinje A five-day training for rescuers on open space firefighting started in Trebinje and it will be completed on Friday, 20 November by conducting a field exercise. Around 50 participants from 15 municipalities from Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina are taking part in the training which is a part of the project "Cross-border Fire Protection", implemented by FORS Montenegro, Directorate for Emeregency Management of the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro, Ministry of Security of BiH and the Institute for Protection of Fires and Explosions from Sarajevo.
The project is funded by the European Union within Cross-border Cooperation Programme Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro and its aim is to improve the capacity of institutions and services dealing with emergencies for protection from fires and strengthening cross-border cooperation in this area.

Workshops in primary school on Disaster Risk Reduction - DRR

: Published on Wednesday, 14 October 2015 08:10

Radionica za ucenike 1 In order to mark the International Day on Disaster Risk Reduction, FORS Montenegro and the Directorate of Emergency Management of the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro organized workshops for students of 7 primary schools in the municipalities of Nikšić, Pljevlja, Plužine, Žabljak and Šavnik, with the topic of disaster risk reduction with the emphasis on fires. The aim of the workshops was raising awareness of students on dangers of disasters, their consequences and preventive and other actions in risky situations. The following subtopics were discussed during workshops: the term and types of emergency situations, bodies in charge of reacting in emergencies, a fire as an emergency situation, causes of fires, proper behaviour of the young in case of fires, preventive activities for reducing risks of fires, etc. Apart from the representatives of the Directorate for Emergency Situations, employees of protection and rescue units of the municipalities Žabljak and Pljevlja took part in the lectures.

Improvement of functioning of the protection and rescue system

: Published on Thursday, 08 October 2015 09:11

Liflet 112 On 2 October 2015, an Operational-Communication Centre -112 of the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro was officially opened. The aim of the centre is enable timely respond to all risks and create conditions for efficient management of emergencies. The Directorate for Emergency Management of the Ministry of Interior, through 112 Centre, as a separate organisational unit, notifies relevant bodies and other protection and rescue actors about emergencies. OCC 112 includes receiving and forwarding of calls to emergency services and specialised units, as well as automatic management of answering systems, related to both public and private security.
The importance of establishment such a system for citizens is in the possibility to receive assistance from all emergency services which are part of the protection and rescue system in the shortest possible time, by calling 112 – the unique European emergency phone number which is available in all EU Member States as well as in many other countries.
112 Number consolidates all emergency call systems. In Montenegro, numbers of all other emergency services – police (122), protection and rescue units (123), and emergency medical aid (124) will continue to function. By dialling 112, these services could also be reached as the calls will be forwarded to them.

Press conference

: Published on Wednesday, 30 September 2015 08:18

Pres konfrencija Sign In order to mark completion of the project "Improvement of Tourism and Traffic Signage" and present its most important results, a press conference was organised in Niksic. The following representatives of institutions and organisations spoke at the conference: Dragan Perovic, Vice Mayor of Niksic, Jadranka Milic from the Delegation of the EU to Montenegro, Irena Boskovic on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro, Zoran Milosevic on behalf of the City of Trebinje, Vule Macanović from the Municipality of Pljevlja and Veselin Sturanovic, the Executive Director of FORS Montenegro. The project was implemented by FORS Montenegro in collaboration with the City of Trebinje, Municipality of Niksic and Municipality of Pljevlja as well as with the tourism organisations from these municipalities, with the aim to improve tourism and traffic signage and promote tourist offer of these municipalities. Main project activities included placing of signage, development of web sites for tourism organisations Niksic and Pljevlja, creation and broadcasting of promotional TV and radio spots, promotional brochures, billboards with messages to behave responsibly in traffic and tourist billboards and promotional materials.