A government envoy, Agriculture Minister Marija Vučković, congratulated firefighters and commended them for their contribution to protecting Croatia's biodiversity, eco-system and environment.
"Firefighting rests on altruism and I am particularly pleased to see examples of work with children," said Minister Vučković.
She added that work was continuing to absorb EU funds for investments in the reconstruction of firefighting stations.
"We have reconstructed 69 of them... and the value of reconstruction work was HRK 350 million. In cooperation with the government we have participated in preparing a new firefighting bill which envisages significantly more funds for protection against wildfires and introduction of new equipment and video surveillance," said Vučković.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Defence Minister Mario Banožić today also congratulated firefighters and thanked them for their selfless work in many crisis situations.