The fire situation in Montenegro is more favorable today compared to Saturday, it was announced at a press conference by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP).
The Head of the Operational Communication Center 112 of the Directorate for Protection and Rescue, Zlatko Mićanović, said that there are active fires in several locations in Podgorica, Nikšić, Danilovgrad, Šavnik and Bijelo Polje.
"The largest number of firefighting units is deployed in Podgorica, where, in addition to firefighters and the protection service, there are ten vehicles and one patrol jeep and 37 firefighters from several municipalities to assist Podgorica," said Mićanović.
He said that there is an active fire in Stijena Piperska and that large ground forces of firefighting units are concentrated there.
Mićanović said that there are no endangered structures because the situation is more favorable because there is no strong wind.
He said that three vehicles and 15 firefighters were deployed in Nikšić.
Mićanović stated that there is an active fire on Topolovo in Danilovgrad and that two vehicles and four firefighters have been deployed there.
"There is an active fire in Šavnik on Lojanik, it is in inaccessible terrain, and in Bijelo Polje at the Žuber location the fire is under control," said Mićanović.
He said that a Montenegrin air tractor would be engaged in extinguishing the fire in Piperi, and a Ministry of Interior helicopter in Kučki koriti.
Mićanović said that the night was very active and that they mobilized a large number of firefighters to prevent the fire from spreading.
"And that gave good results, not a single object was threatened during the night," said Mićanović.
Responding to a journalist's question as to whether it is true that helicopters from the United Arab Emirates will arrive, as Prime Minister Milojko Spajić announced, and whether they will be activated in the coming days, Mićanović said that they do not have that information at the moment.
"We have not received such information, we communicate with the mechanism, there are other ways through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I am not aware of whether that form of communication exists," said Mićanović.
He said that Montenegro's capacities have been successfully utilized and that the state has responded professionally to this situation.
Mićanović said that there had been false fire reports and asked citizens not to do so.
The Liaison Officer of the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism, Leo Martinon, said that they are making every effort to help extinguish the fire, and that they are working together with other colleagues both on the ground and in the air.
"In less than 24 hours, at the request of Montenegro, we were able to activate multiple teams. First, we managed to mobilize colleagues from Austria, 50 of them with equipment and vehicles for fighting fires on the ground. They have been here for a week and will extend their stay," said Martinon.
He stated that they managed to secure air support, planes and helicopters, as well as canards from Italy, and that they secured the support of four helicopters, from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Martinon said that joint cooperation continues in the field, and that they are very satisfied with the cooperation with their Montenegrin colleagues.
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