At the final conference held by the Association of Southwestern Municipalities for the project “Cross-Border Cooperation in Forest Fire Fighting”, implemented with the support of the cooperation programme Interreg IPA CBC Bulgaria – N. Macedonia 2014-2020, a MEMORANDUM for the creation of a cross-border partnership network for coordination and appropriate response to natural and environmental hazards, with special emphasis and focus on forest fires was signed.
The network unifies a community of institutions, organizations, experts, and individuals from the Republic of N. Macedonia and Republic of Bulgaria that operate in the field of prevention, preparedness, and rapid response in case of natural disasters and fires.
The members of the network will work to achieve the following goals:
• Receiving and sharing of information relating to natural disasters and fires;
• Exchange of experiences, good practice, and knowledge;
• Joint training of the members;
• Assistance and support in the management of natural disasters and fires;
• Support with equipment (donation and usage);
• Providing support and assistance for development of the associations of volunteers;
• Education of the youth;
• Public awareness rising among the population;
• Implementing joint campaigns and exercises;
• Support of the communication with the regional and national protection, rescue, and crisis management services;
• Joint application and implementation of projects regarding innovations, improvements, trainings and other positive effects in the common cause.
To become a member of this network, you need to fill out a MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION and send it to cbc.forest.fire@gmail.com
By filling out and signing the membership form, members accept the principles established in the Memorandum of Cooperation and want to participate in all activities of the network.
The Memorandum and the Form to fill out are available at the following links:
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