The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct a quantitative analysis of the impact of recent and ongoing fires on biodiversity, and given the scope of the work, the first data could be known in six months at the earliest, the EPA told "Vijesti" yesterday.
"The State Audit Institution has recommended that we conduct a similar analysis regarding excessive deforestation, which we will use to conduct an assessment after the fire. This is an analysis that has not been conducted before," the Agency specified.
Forest fires were active yesterday in Danilovgrad, Budva and Šavnik, and in addition to protection and rescue services, aircraft also participated in extinguishing them.
Director of the Directorate for Protection and Rescue Miodrag Bešović He said that in addition to these fires, the situation is also being monitored in Nikšić and Podgorica, where underground fires are occurring that need to be kept under control.
Speaking about the system's reaction, he said that as soon as serious fires started and when they saw that it exceeded their capacities, they activated the system provided for by the Law on Protection and Rescue and that a meeting of the Coordination Team was held.
"The system has never worked like this, the government, the prime minister Milojko Spajic, vice president Aleksa Becic and the minister (Danilo Šaranović") were at our service," Bešović said yesterday during a press conference.
He assessed that the Police Directorate also performed exceptionally well.
"The Director of Police Lazar Scepanovic "organized headquarters that were operational 24 hours a day, and there was no fire that we came to that did not have police representatives there," Bešović pointed out.
He emphasized that the death of soldier Dejan Božović was difficult for everyone, but that they were obliged to move on.
Speaking about foreign aid, Bešović said that on August 11, they activated a bilateral agreement with Serbia, when a request was submitted to that country, and three hours later, a Kamov helicopter arrived and joined the operations.
He stated that a request was subsequently sent to the European Union (EU) Civil Protection Mechanism and the NATO mechanism.
"After communicating with the EU Mechanism, forces from Serbia, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic and Switzerland came to our aid," said Bešović.
He thanked all countries that sent aid to Montenegro.
He pointed out that the EU Civil Protection Mechanism Liaison Officer was at the Operational Communication Center (OCC) at all times, establishing communication with the Mechanism and acting in a way as a supervisory authority.
He pointed out that Montenegro has fulfilled the part of Chapter 27 that concerns civil protection.
"Civil protection in Montenegro has already met all the requirements and we can use everything that EU members can, and in that regard we have already joined the union," Bešović pointed out.
1,5 thousand euros and a seven-day stay at the "Dr Simo Milošević" Institute will be given to members of the protection and rescue services who were on the front line of defense during the fire. The money will be provided by the Capital, and they will receive it in three tranches of 500 euros each, while the Government will cover the costs of their stay in Igalo. The Ministry of Defense yesterday allocated 50.000 euros for the family of the deceased soldier Dejan Božović and 20.000 for the injured Marko Iković
A civic and environmental activist Patricia Pobrić launched an initiative yesterday to include citizens in voluntary fire departments (DVD) and civil protection units. The goal of the initiative, as stated by Pobrić, is to strengthen the protection and rescue system, which represents one of the key, but often neglected segments of society.
"By forming organized teams in different cities, we want to create a base that, following the successful examples of the DVD in Tivat and Kotor, will be ready to react in emergency situations. These experiences show that the volunteer system, with dedication and coordination, can play an extremely important role in preserving community safety," Pobrić emphasized.
She called on all interested citizens to join the initiative and show their willingness to get involved. According to her, the active participation of people from local communities is a key prerequisite for creating a critical mass that can initiate the necessary changes and improve security.
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