The overall objective of the project is to improve joint risk management in the cross-border area by increasing the responsiveness of specific actors in the fight against forest fires in the cross-border area Dolj-Lom, Montana, thus strengthening institutional and technical management capacity in case of disaster and emergency response.

941,964.13 euro, from which 800,669.50 euro FEDR

Lead beneficiary (LB): Dolj County Council

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Lom Municipality

Beneficiary 3 (B3): INSPECTORATE FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OLTENIA, Dolj

Beneficiary 4 (B4): "Mihai Bravul" Dolj County Inspectorate of Gendarmerie, Dolj

Start date: 21.07.2020

End date: 29.12.2023

Duration: 41 months and 9 days

Montana (BG)

Dolj (RO)

• Increasing intervention capacity in fighting forest fire in the cross border area;
• Experience exchange in forest fire joint risk management;
• Establishing joint partnerships in the field of risk management situations generated by fire;
• Raising awareness campaign;
• Setting up Lom fire brigade Volunteers for prevention and fire fighting;
• Communication.

Programme outputs: Population benefiting from forest fire protection measures: 46 700 persons; Number of joint partnerships in the field of joint early warning and emergency response: 4;

Programme results: The quality of joint risk management in the CBC area: 3;  

Current Project Status:

The end date of the implementation period of the project was 29.12.2023, but because of delays in the implementation of activities by LB, the project was included on the list of un-finalized projects, according to the provisions of the Romanian Government Decision no. 36/2023, following the decision of the Monitoring Committee of the Interreg V-A Ro-Bg Programme, no. 313/14.11.2023. The new completion date of the project is 30.04.2023.

During the period 02-05.10.2023, B3 - Inspectorate for Emergency Situations Oltenia in collaboration with B4 "Mihai Bravul" Dolj County Inspectorate of Gendarmerie organized the joint application for forest fire simulation, in Craiova and was attended by all the project partners.

During the period 05-08.12.2023 B2 – Lom Municipality organized and participated the team management meeting, the workshop for elaboration of partnership agreements, the seminar and the joint application for forest fire simulation which took place in Lom and were attended by all project partners.

During the period 05-08.12.2023 LB organized the elaboration and signing of the following joint partnerships in the field of risk management situations generated by fire:

a) Partnership agreement concluded between Dolj County School Inspectorate and Regional Department of Education – Montana;

b) Partnership agreement concluded between Dolj County and Lom Municipality;

c) Partnership agreement concluded between "Mihai Bravul" Dolj County Inspectorate of Gendarmerie and Voluntary Unit Civil Protection – Lom;

d) Partnership agreement concluded between Inspectorate for Emergency Situations Oltenia, Dolj County and Voluntary Unit Civil Protection – Lom.

LB concluded the contract no. 102/28.11.2023 for supplying of a warning alarming system consisting in 6 electonic sirens and 1 alarming system
with SC AXATEL SERVICE SRL. The sirens and the alarming system were delivered and installed according to the contract, on 14.12.2023.

B2 has concluded the contract for the execution of reconstruction works for the building which will serve as the headquarters of the volunteers fire brigade on 5^th of May 2023 and the works started on 05.06.2023, according to the Protocol for the opening of a construction site and for determining the construction line and level. Currently the reconstruction works are 100% finalized and Act no. 15 for acceptance of the construction have been issued on 02.11.2023.

The final press conference was organized by LB in Craiova on 15.12.2023.

All the activities within the project have been finalized and all the equipment have been purchased.