Members of the Sevnica Firefighting Association have responded to more than 400 calls this year. This is almost three times more calls than they get in an average year, something that reflects not only the self-sacrificing work of the firefighters during the pandemic, but also the numerous interventions made necessary by the extreme weather events that badly affected the municipality of Sevnica in August. Zavarovalnica Triglav, whose “For A Better Tomorrow” New Year campaign supporting prevention projects across Slovenia is now in its seventh year, came to their aid and helped them purchase a new firefighting vehicle which will allow them to work even more effectively.
In this way Slovenia’s biggest insurer aims to help the approximately 17,500 inhabitants of the Posavje region whose safety is secured by the 15 volunteer fire brigades operating under the Sevnica Firefighting Association in the municipality of Sevnica. “In order to fulfil our mission of creating a safer future for all generations, we support projects that have a long-term impact and help to improve lives in local communities. In so doing we give special emphasis to prevention work, which is why we have decided to support the Sevnica Firefighting Association as part of this year’s New Year campaign. They will now be able to carry out their mission even more effectively and safely,” said Polonca Seničar, director of the Krško regional office of Zavarovalnica Triglav.
Even more effective with a new firefighting vehicle
The new acquisition has also been welcomed by the more than 2,200 firefighters serving with the 15 volunteer fire brigades in the Sevnica municipality. “At the Sevnica Firefighting Association we are well aware that preventive work is very important. Because the pandemic is continuing, we are probably not going to be able to complete all our prevention-related activities this year, but citizens can nevertheless always count on us to come to their aid when needed,” said Gašper Janežič, commander of the Sevnica Firefighting Association and regional commander for Posavje.
With the support of Slovenia’s biggest insurance company, the Sevnica Firefighting Association will replace one firefighting vehicle and is planning to replace a further two this year, which will additionally enhance the safety and effectiveness of their work.
“For A Better Tomorrow” now in its seventh year
Slovenia’s largest insurer has been running its “For a Better Tomorrow” New Year prevention campaign for seven years now. Over the last six years, Zavarovalnica Triglav has supported more than 160 prevention projects nationwide, with a further 23 receiving support this year, making a total of more than 180. In recent years, the company has co-financed the purchase of defibrillators, an ultrasound machine, an ECG machine and other life-saving medical devices, supported a large number of other projects in the fields of healthcare, civil protection, flood and road safety, and helped numerous fire brigades around the country.
As part of last year’s New Year prevention campaign, the Krško office of Slovenia’s biggest insurer donated funds for the purchase of protective equipment for Krško’s professional firefighters. In previous years it has donated funds for a new CT scanner for the hospital in Brežice, the only apparatus of its type in the Posavje region, for the provision of preventive medical checks at Sevnica Medical Centre, for the purchase of a state-of-the-art multi-functional ECG monitor at Krško Medical Centre, for the purchase and installation of a safe surface for playground equipment in the outdoor playground at the XIV Division primary school in Senovo and for new firefighting equipment and fire prevention activities for the firefighters of the three firefighting associations in the Posavje region – Krško, Brežice and Sevnica.
