THE WORLD DAY OF CIVIL DEFENCE CELEBRATED

Novi Sad Mayor Miloš Vučević was present at the celebration of the World Day of Civil Defence on March 1st on the premises of the Fire Brigade Novi Sad, in the organization of the City of Novi Sad and the Department for Emergency Situations in Novi Sad. The celebration aims to increase the level of citizens’ protective awareness in relation to their preparedness for and prevention of self-protection measures in the event of accidents or natural, technological and other disasters and hazards.
The Mayor pointed out that the security people is a priority task of the society, i.e. of the state, while all the other activities have to be adapted to it accordingly.
- City of Novi Sad, as the local self-government, always helps and supports the Department for Emergency Situations within its scope on the city's territory and will be an indispensable partner in the re-establishment of the civil protection system at its full capacity. Several decades ago, the civil protection in our country was highly developed, but has been unfortunately reduced ever since.  The infamous circumstances have clearly demonstrated that the system of civil protection is essential to our society. We are encouraged by the new legislation that will clearly and precisely define the position and organization of the entire system of protection of our citizens and property in emergency situations - Mayor Vučević said.
Head of the Emergency Situations Department in Novi Sad Dragan Cvetićanin pointed out that through the Ministry of Internal Affairs- Department for Emergency Situations, the unjustly neglected and devastated system of civil protection in Serbia is being restored.
-The system enables the Civil protection to re-establish its importance while working hard on its strengthening and preserving of the acquired reputation in order to create a timely and efficient  response of the society to the challenges and the risks to which we are exposed as a State - Dragan Cvetićanin said.
The observance of the day was attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, the Department for Emergency Situations, the City and District staff for emergency situations as well as the winners of Certificates of Appreciation for the civil protection who have achieved particular success in the fields of protection and rescue: the Red Cross of Vojvodina, the Third Detachment of the Gendarmerie and the Police Precinct in Petrovaradin of the Police Administration in Novi Sad.

Novi Sad, 27^th February 2015