| Approximate total Project budget in EUR: | 1 978 864.92 |
| ERDF co-financing in EUR: | 1 682 035.18 |
| Project Duration: | 01/2009 - 03/2011 |
| Priority: | Attractive Living Environment and Development of Sustainable Community |
| Direction: | 1. Enhancing Joint Management of Public Services and Natural Resources |
| Application Call: | 1 |
| Project is finished | |
In the framework of the Interereg III B project municipalities of Jelgava city and Šiauliai city, Firefighting and Rescue Services of Latvia and Lithuania established a reliable cross-border co-operation and information exchange network in order to prevent natural (floods, fires, drought, infections) and man-made (technogenos – radiation, leakage of poisonous chemical substances, road accidents; social – criminal offence, terrorism etc.) disasters.
In the new programming period institutions continue cooperation. It is planned to raise capacities of the human resources by organizing seminars and practical trainings for fire-fighters and rescue drivers and also to renew 30 years old fighting and rescue equipment by buying new one. As a result, quality and effectiveness of fire fighting and rescue services will be improved in the region.
- Siauliai Region Fire Fighting and Rescure Council in Lithuania and State Fire and Rescure Se4rvice in Latvia resigned cooperation agreement.
- 10 October 2009 seminar “Latvian and Lithuanian special services cooperation in the liquidation of extreme situations in the border region: the current situation and prospects” (1th part) was organized in Šiauliai. 32 people took part in it (21 form Lithuania and 11 from Latvia). 14 of October 2009 the 2nd part of the seminar was organized in Jelgava. 28 people took part (5 from Lithuania and 23 from Latvia). Both seminars were aimed to clarify the specificity of the rescue service works Latvian - Lithuanian border area: current situation and the problematic issues. On the basis of the conclusions of the first seminar fire fighting specialists were launched a draft of the joint action plan.
- Siauliai Region Fire Fighting purchased one fire fighting and rescue truck with permanently installed equipment for rescue services in water, one container carrier with permanently installed equipment and one water container.
- State Fire and Rescure Service in Latvia concluded procurement procedures for equipment purchases and signed contracts for the suply of fire fighting tank cistern with permanently installed equipment and turnable ladder vehcle with permanently installed equipment.
- Information about project progress was spread in SFRS annual press conference.
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