Kolekcionar vatrogasnog znakovlja
DAMIR MARENIĆ
JVP KARLOVAC
Ova je postrojba osnovana stotinu godina nakon osnutka Dobrovoljnog vatrogasnog društva Karlovac, koje je bilo kolijevka iz kojeg se razvila. Kada je donesena odluka o osnivanju 1971. godine, prvi su profesionalni vatrogasci bili upravo članovi tadanjeg DVD-a Karlovac. Profesionalna vatrogasna radna organizacija pod nazivom: CENTAR ZA ZAŠTITU OD POŽARA - KARLOVAC, sa sjedištem u Karlovcu, osniva se sa 01.01.1972. godine. Temeljem rješenja o osnivanju, vrše se razgraničenje i preuzimanje imovine od Dobrovoljnog vatrogasnog društva Karlovac, kao i opreme, strojeva potrebnih za intervencije i obuku, dok društvo nastavlja sa radom. No, preuzeta oprema nije bila dovoljna. Tako se kroz narednih 10 godina, vlastitim sredstvima, sredstvima Skupštine općine Karlovac, Fona za zaštitu od požara općine Karlovac, Sekretarijata narodne obrane općine Karlovac, Osiguravajućeg zavoda "Croatia" karlovac i drugih, vršila popuna sredstava nabavom novih vozila, pumpi za vodu, agregata za struju, radio stanica, i dr. U drugoj polovici 1991. godine započelo je najteže razdoblje u postojanju Profesionalne vatrogasne jedinice, te se je morala prilagoditi za djelovanje u ratnim uvjetima. Pripadnici Profesionalne jedinice bili su mobilizirani od tadašnjeg Sekretarijata narodne obrane, kasnijeg Ureda za obranu Karlovac, s radnom obavezom. U teškim vremenima stvaranja Hrvatske u Domovinskom ratu vatrogasna postrojba je odrađivala intervencije koje su bile najveće do tada, u izrazito teškim i opasnim uvjetima. U razdoblju od 1995. do 2000. godine Javna vatrogasna postrojba grada Karlovca djeluje u sastavu Ministarstva unutarnjih poslova RH. U tom periodu su svi vatrogasci u Hrvatskoj opremljeni istom zaštitnom opremom, a postrojba dobiva i nekoliko vozila. Donošenjem novog Zakona o vatrogastvu 2000. godine, ustrojava se Javna vatrogasna postrojba grada Karlovca, kojoj je osnivač grad Karlovac, te vatrogastvo izlazi iz sastava MUP-a. Reorganizira se poslovanje postrojbe, uvode se nove tehnologije u Vatrogasnom operativnom centru, te se uz svesrdnu pomoć radnika JVP organizira rekonstrukcija i obnavljanje zastarjelog voznog parka. izvor: JVP grada Karlovca
This unit was founded a hundred years after the founding of the Voluntary Fire Brigade Karlovac, which was the cradle from which it developed. When the decision to establish it was made in 1971, the first professional firefighters were members of the then DVD Karlovac. Professional firefighting organization called: CENTER FOR FIRE PROTECTION - KARLOVAC, based in Karlovac, was founded on 01.01.1972. years. Based on the decision on establishment, the delimitation and takeover of property from the Voluntary Fire Brigade Karlovac, as well as equipment, machines needed for interventions and training, while the company continues to operate. But the equipment taken over was not enough. Thus, over the next 10 years, with its own funds, the funds of the Municipal Assembly of Karlovac, the Fire Protection Fund of the Municipality of Karlovac, the Secretariat of National Defense of the Municipality of Karlovac, the Insurance Institute "Croatia" karlovac and others, the funds were replenished by purchasing new vehicles for electricity, radio stations, etc. In the second half of 1991, the most difficult period in the existence of the Professional Fire Brigade began, and it had to adapt to operate in wartime conditions. Members of the Professional Unit were mobilized by the then Secretariat of National Defense, later the Karlovac Defense Office, with a work obligation. In the difficult times of the creation of Croatia in the Homeland War, the fire brigade carried out interventions that were the largest until then, in extremely difficult and dangerous conditions. In the period from 1995 to 2000, the Public Fire Brigade of the City of Karlovac operated within the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia. During that period, all firefighters in Croatia were equipped with the same protective equipment, and the unit also received several vehicles. With the enactment of the new Law on Firefighting in 2000, the Public Fire Brigade of the City of Karlovac was established, the founder of which is the City of Karlovac, and the fire brigade is leaving the Ministry of the Interior. The operation of the unit is being reorganized, new technologies are being introduced in the Fire Operations Center, and with the wholehearted help of JVP workers, the reconstruction and renewal of the obsolete vehicle fleet is being organized.