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Dobrovoljno vatrogasno društvo Veliko Trgovišće osnovano je na inicijativu dvadesetak mještana Velikog Trgovišća prije više od šezdeset godina,  točnije 1951 godine. Prvi sastanak i osnivačka skupština održani su na prostoru bivše pilane (sadašnja autopraonica na trgu Stjepana Tuđmana). Vatrogasno spremište bilo je u podrumu kuće obitelji Kanceljak u središtu Velikog Trgovišća, a nakon toga u zadružnom domu. Za prvog predsjednika izabran je Filija Vilim, a zapovjednika Capar Josip. Poslije toga dužnost predsjednika društva obnašali su Tomašković Josip, Paučnik Stjepan, Buhin Juraj, Hundić Josip, Licht Božidar i Šipek Stjepan a trenutno je na toj dužnosti Branko Seljan. Vatrogasni dom na sadašnjoj lokaciji u ulici Stjepana Radića 18, izgrađen je 1959 godine. Nadograđen je 1989 godine radi smještaja vatrogasne cisterne, a ponovno rekonstruiran 2009/2010  godine. Što se tiče vatrogasnih vozila i opreme DVD Veliko Trgovišće, prvo vozilo koje je društvo imalo bio je autobus kupljen od poduzeća Zagorjetrans 1965 godine. Isti je prodan 1976 godine kada je kupljeno vatrogasno kombi vozilo marke IMV, koje je bilo uređeno za prijevoz vatrogasne opreme i vatrogasaca. 1989 godine uz pomoć tadašnjeg Vatrogasnog saveza općine Zabok nabavljena je vatrogasna autocisterna FAP 1620, zapremnine 7000 litara a 2001 godine godine kupljeno je kombi vozilo marke VW. Donacijom iz francuskog departmana De L Áisne 2013 godine dobiveno je navalno vozilo marke Renault a ove godine nabavljeno je kombi vozilo za prijevoz vatrogasaca Peugeot Boxer. Prva prijenosna motorna vatrogasna pumpa marke Savica nabavljena je odmah po osnivanju društva, zatim je nabavljena pumpa Sora a kasnije još dvije prijenosne motorne vatrogasne pumpe tipa Rosenbauer. Tijekom vremena nabavljana je i druga vatrogasna oprema shodno potrebama i mogućnostima a društvo je danas opremljeno sukladno Pravilniku o minimumu opreme za vatrogasne postrojbe središnjih vatrogasnih društava.

The Voluntary Fire Brigade of Veliko Trgovišće was founded on the initiative of about twenty residents of Veliko Trgovišće more than sixty years ago, in 1951 to be precise. The first meeting and the founding assembly were held on the site of the former sawmill (the current car wash on Stjepan Tudjman Square). The fire station was in the basement of the Kanceljak family's house in the center of Veliki Trgovišće, and after that in the cooperative home. Filija Vilim was elected the first president, and Capar Josip the commander. After that, Tomašković Josip, Paučnik Stjepan, Buhin Juraj, Hundić Josip, Licht Božidar and Šipek Stjepan held the position of president of the society, and Branko Seljan is currently in that position. The fire station on the current location at 18 Stjepana Radića Street was built in 1959. It was upgraded in 1989 to house a fire tank, and reconstructed in 2009/2010. As for the fire trucks and equipment of DVD Veliko Trgovišće, the first vehicle the company had was a bus bought from the company Zagorjetrans in 1965. It was sold in 1976 when an IMV fire truck was purchased, which was arranged for the transport of firefighting equipment and firefighters. In 1989, with the help of the then Fire Brigade of the Municipality of Zabok, the FAP 1620 fire truck with a capacity of 7,000 liters was purchased, and in 2001 a VW van was purchased. A donation from the French department of De L Áisne in 2013 resulted in a Renault naval vehicle, and this year a Peugeot Boxer fire truck was purchased. The first Savica portable motor fire pump was purchased immediately after the company was founded, followed by the Sora pump and later two more Rosenbauer portable motor fire pumps. Over time, other firefighting equipment was procured in accordance with the needs and possibilities, and today the company is equipped in accordance with the Ordinance on the minimum equipment for fire brigades of central fire brigades.