Tehnika za gašenje gozdnih požarov - pregled stanja in potrebe v prihodnosti
Mechanization for extinguishing wildfires - overview of the situation and future needs

english
slovenian

2022

volume 80, issue 6/7

Zveza gozdarskih društev Slovenije
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Slovenia has a rich fire-fighting tradition, which is also shown in the enviable number of firefighters and fire-fighting vehicles that the intervention chiefs of staff could effectively mobilize in the fire on Kras. The adequate capacities of the remaining units that were just as important for the favorable close of the intervention were provided by numerous units of Civil Protection, the Slovenian army, and other services and volunteers. Findings show that Slovenia’s forces are well prepared for forest fires on a usual scale, but its air forces are not sufficient for large wildfires. The possible improvements can be indicated above all in: (1) investment into a fleet of smaller purpose-made single-engine aircrafts for extinguishing wildfires; (2) optimization and additional equipping in the field of the medium size fire-fighting vehicles for forest fires (GVGP – 2 and GCGP -1); (3) purchase of a smaller number of cistern truck trailers for water transport with fire-fighter and army car cisterns; (4) purchase or subsidizing of tractor cistern trailers or other tractor attachments; and (5) ensuring a larger number of contractors with forestry and agricultural mechanization

04.12.2024