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DAMIR MARENIĆ
DVD KARLOVEC L.
Dobrovoljno vatrogasno društvo Karlovec Ludbreški osnovano je 6. siječnja 1945. godine, a nastalo izdvajanjem iz DVD-a Sesvete Ludbreške, s obzirom da je dotad zajedničko Društvo u Sesvetama pretvoreno u 3 zasebne organizacije (DVD Sesvete Ludbreške koji je priznat kao sljednik Društva osnovanog 1893. godine, DVD Karlovec Ludbreški i DVD Struga). Prvih 12 članova odnosno osnivača Društva koji su pristupili u članstvo još 30. travnja 1944. godine 219 bili su Jakob Bačani (predsjednik), Tomo Krajač (zapovjednik), August Bačani (podpredsjednik), Petar Novosel (podzapovjednik), Franjo Šalig (tajnik), Bolto Magdalenić (blagajnik), Valent Bačani (upravni odbor), Vinko Bohnec (nadzorni odbor) te Franjo Kapusta, Franjo Kuharić, Ivan Benko i Petar Hižak. Skrbili su prije svega o zaštiti od požara vlastitog sela odnosno njegovog stanovništva, u samom začetku bez neke posebne opreme. Društvo se polako opremalo u skladu sa svojim mogućnostima. Sredstva za rad i daljnji napredak većinom su nabavljali donacijama mještana i organizacijom zabava te priredaba koje su u to vrijeme bile vrlo popularne. Prvu zaprežnu pumpu, odnosno rabljenu vatrogasnu „špricu“, Društvo je 5. veljače 1949. godine kupilo od DVD-a Rasinja, o čemu svjedoči kratak zapis na koricama najstarije matične knjige u arhivi organizacije.
The Karlovec Ludbreški Volunteer Fire Department was founded on January 6, 1945. It was established following a separation from DVD Sesvete Ludbreške, when the previously unified society in Sesvete was split into three independent organizations: DVD Sesvete Ludbreške (recognized as the successor to the society founded in 1893), DVD Karlovec Ludbreški, and DVD Struga. The first 12 members and founders, who officially joined on April 30, 1944, were Jakob Bačani (President), Tomo Krajač (Commander), August Bačani (Vice President), Petar Novosel (Vice Commander), Franjo Šalig (Secretary), Bolto Magdalenić (Treasurer), Valent Bačani (Board of Directors), Vinko Bohnec (Supervisory Board), and members Franjo Kapusta, Franjo Kuharić, Ivan Benko, and Petar Hižak. In its earliest stages, the department focused primarily on protecting its own village and residents from fire, despite lacking specialized equipment. The society gradually equipped itself according to its modest means. Funds for operations and further progress were mostly raised through donations from local residents and by organizing public parties and performances, which were very popular at the time. The department acquired its first horse-drawn pump a used firefighting sprayer on February 5, 1949, from DVD Rasinja, as evidenced by a brief entry on the cover of the oldest registry book in the organization’s archives.