PREF FIRE (ROBG-409)
Preventing forest fire in Dolj and Lom, Montana cross border region
What’s the goal?
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.
What’s the budget?
941,964.13 euro, from which 800,669.50 euro FEDR
Who is doing it?
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
When is it happening?
Start date: 21.07.2020
End date: 29.12.2023
Duration: 41 months and 9 days
Where is it happening?
Montana (BG)
Dolj (RO)
How is it going to happen?
- 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.
What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
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;
Project status
Current Project Status:
The project was implemented until 29.12.2023, and subsequently, it was completed with the beneficiaries' own funds on 30.04.2024.
All the activities within the project have been finalized and all the equipment have been purchased.
The main investment of the project was the acquisition of the warning-alarming system and 6 electronic sirens for which it was responsible LB. The warning alarming system is kept at the headquarters of Inspectorate for Emergency Situations Oltenia, Dolj County. The 6 electronic sirens were installed within 6 localities from Dolj County (Plenita, Farcas, Bratovoiesti, Sadova, Cetate and Brabova) and are functional.
The second investment of the project was the reconstruction of a building that now serves as the headquarters of the Volunteers’ Fire Brigade from Lom, which has been realized by B2. In addition, the building has been properly endowed.
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.
B3 and B4 purchased equipment specialized in fighting against forest fires, for an efficient management of the emergency situations.
The final press conference was organized by LB in Craiova on 15.12.2023.
