CSO KS Issues Warning: Take Preventive Protection and Rescue Measures Against Strong Winds

(Patria) - Given that the Federal Hydrometeorological Institute has issued an ORANGE WARNING for strong winds, with gusts of 40 to 70 km/h, for tomorrow, January 28, 2025, which will affect most of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Cantonal Civil Protection Administration of KS is warning all legal and natural persons to immediately take necessary preventive protection measures against strong and stormy winds, in accordance with their jurisdictions and obligations prescribed by the Law on Protection and Rescue of People and Property from Natural and Other Disasters, to protect human health and lives, as well as material and cultural assets.

"It is necessary to prepare adequate forces and material-technical resources for a rapid response to the announced strong and stormy wind gusts, as this will create conditions for a more efficient and faster response of all subjects of the protection and rescue system to potential challenges and threats from strong winds, thereby avoiding major material damage, as well as possible injuries and loss of life. We particularly appeal to legal entities carrying out construction work to not leave objects that could fall from roofs, scaffolding, etc., due to strong winds and thus endanger the safety of passers-by.

We also appeal to citizens not to leave objects on their balconies and other open spaces that could endanger the safety of passers-by due to the wind, not to park their vehicles near large trees, and to avoid excursions and spending time in nature during the orange warning period.

We particularly appeal to municipal civil protection services in the Sarajevo Canton area to immediately put their organized protection and rescue forces on alert, so that they are READY AS FIRST RESPONDERS, to react in accordance with their jurisdictions and obligations according to protection and rescue plans to potential strong and stormy wind gusts in their municipalities.

We remind these subjects that they are obliged to immediately, as soon as they notice or become aware of any danger or phenomenon that could lead to a natural or other disaster, provide all information about it to the Cantonal Operational Center of Civil Protection at tel. number 121, which operates 24 hours a day, every day," the CSO KS warning states.