Kolekcionar vatrogasnog znakovlja

Autor Danijel Popović, dizajner, dimenzije 29,82x35,50 mm, naklada 200 000, datum izdanja 15. srpnja 2005.

Srednja Europa poznata je kao kolijevka europskoga vatrogastva. Vatrogascima pripada posebno mjesto u povijesti hrvatskoga naroda jer je u osnovi njihova domoljublja organizirano su-protstavljanje vatri i požaru kao elementarnoj nepogodi. Hrvatsko vatrogastvo od početaka prije 140 godina pa do današnjih dana, bogatom tradicijom i aktivnošću, svjedoči trajnu i neraskidivu pripadnost europskoj civilizaciji, zasnovanoj na načelima humanosti i uzajamnosti. Natjecanja vatrogasaca, pod pokroviteljstvom i u organizaciji Međunarodnoga tehničkog odbora za preventivnu zaštitu i gašenje požara (CTIF), započela su 1961, nakon donošenja Odluke o natjecanjima vatrogasaca udruženih u CTIF, na sjednici Međunarodnoga tehničkoga komiteta za preventivnu zaštitu i gašenje požara u Bordeauxu 1960. Vatrogasna olimpijada, kako se popularno naziva najprestižnija vatrogasna manifestacija Međunarodno natjecanje vatrogasaca, okuplja svake četvrte godine vatrogasce iz cijeloga svijeta. Vatrogasna se olimpijada po drugi put održava u Hrvatskoj. Nakon Karlovca 1966. godine grad Varaždin je od 17. do 24. srpnja 2005. domaćin XIII. međunarodnog natjecanja vatrogasaca, kao i XV. međunarodnog natjecanja vatrogasne mladeži, na kojima sudjeluje gotovo 4000 sudionika iz tridesetak zemalja svijeta.Sâmo natjecanje sastoji se od tri zasebne discipline: tradicionalno vatrogasno natjecanje (izvođenje brzinske vježbe i štafetne utrke s preprekama); sportsko vatrogasno natjecanje (penjanje ljestvama na toranj, gašenje požara, štafetna utrka s preprekama i pojedinačna utrka na 100 metara); natjecanje vatrogasne mladeži u dobi od dvanaest do sedamnaest godina (izvođenje brzinske vježbe i štafetne utrke s preprekama).Marka je izdana u arčiću od osam maraka s dvama privjescima, a izdana je i prigodna omotnica prvoga dana (FDC). Motiv je marke drvena skulptura sv. Florijana i panorama Varaždina, a motivi na privjescima slika kanadera prilikom ispuštanja vode i stara vatrogasna kaciga iz Hrvatskoga muzeja vatrogastva. Sandra Cekol

Central Europe is known as the cradle of European firefighting. Firefighters have a special place in the history of the Croatian nation, because at the base of their patriotism is organized opposition to fire and fire as an elemental calamity. From its beginnings 140 years ago to the present day, the Croatian fire service, with its rich tradition and activity, testifies to its permanent and unbreakable belonging to European civilization, based on the principles of humanity and reciprocity. Firefighter competitions, under the auspices and organization of the International Technical Committee for Preventive Protection and Fire Extinguishing (CTIF), began in 1961, after the adoption of the Decision on competitions for firefighters associated in CTIF, at the session of the International Technical Committee for Preventive Protection and Fire Extinguishing in Bordeaux in 1960. The Fire Olympiad, as the most prestigious fire event is popularly called, the International Fire Fighter Competition, gathers firefighters from all over the world every four years. The Fire Olympiad is being held in Croatia for the second time. After Karlovac in 1966, Varaždin hosted the XIII from July 17 to 24, 2005. international competition of firefighters, as well as the XV. of the international firefighting youth competition, attended by almost 4,000 participants from thirty countries around the world. The competition itself consists of three separate disciplines: the traditional firefighting competition (performance of a speed exercise and a relay race with obstacles); sports firefighting competition (climbing the ladder to the tower, extinguishing the fire, relay race with obstacles and individual race at 100 meters); firefighting youth competition between the ages of twelve and seventeen (performance of a speed exercise and a relay race with obstacles). The stamp was issued in a sheet of eight stamps with two pendants, and a commemorative envelope of the first day (FDC) was also issued. The motif of the stamp is a wooden sculpture of St. Florijana and the panorama of Varaždin, and the motifs on the pendants are pictures of canards releasing water and an old fireman's helmet from the Croatian Museum of Firefighting. Sandra Cekol