On 28 August 2024, the fourth session of the City Emergency Situations Headquarters for the territory of the City of Smederevo was held.
The session was chaired by the Commander of the Headquarters, the Mayor of the City of Smederevo, Jasmina Vojinović.
The session considered issues related to taking preventive and operational measures to protect against outdoor fires in the territory of the City of Smederevo, as well as the capacity of the public utility companies to use their machinery and equipment in activities to contain and extinguish fires in the territory of the City of Smederevo.
Members of the Smederevo Fire and Rescue Unit reported that a total of 93 fires were recorded in the territory of the City of Smederevo in August 2023, compared with 189 fires in the same period of 2024.
Accordingly, the Emergency Situations Headquarters adopted a conclusion under which:
1. The public utility companies in the territory of the City of Smederevo are tasked with checking the condition and capacity of the equipment, machinery, tools and materials that can be used to fight fires and informing the Emergency Situations Headquarters of this in writing.
2. The civil protection commissioners and deputy commissioners in the settlements are tasked with touring the area and warning the population about the dangers of fire and the current situation caused by fires.
3. The Department for Inspection Affairs and the Municipal Police Department are tasked with stepping up checks of locations where outdoor fires frequently occur, in order to take measures within their competence.
