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Welcome to my firefighting world – the world of fire service artifacts I call the mdr@nger collection. I was born on November 14, 1961, in Samobor, Croatia. I have been a proud member of the Volunteer Fire Department (DVD) Sveta Nedelja since 1978. Over the years, I have served as Deputy Commander of the Society and as Secretary—a role I held for 20 years. From 2009 to 2013, I was the President of the Firefighting Association of the City of Sveta Nedelja (VZG Sveta Nedelja). In 2017, I was elected President of DVD Sveta Nedelja. I have received numerous awards and recognitions, including the title Firefighter of the Year in 2004—the first to receive this honor in VZG Sveta Nedelja. I am a recipient of bronze, silver, and gold medals, as well as the bronze and silver flames (plamenice). In 2021, I was awarded a distinguished firefighting decoration for exceptional service.

I am the original designer of the Society’s current emblem, created in 1995. Together with Robert Radošević and Mario Švigir, I co-authored the Society’s monograph marking 80 years of its existence. As a team leader, I guided many competition squads to award-winning results, and I personally competed in both the “A” and “B” teams—the latter famously known as the Old Bats (Stari Šišmiši). I began collecting fire service memorabilia in 2011, and today, my collection contains nearly 4,000 items—including armbands, monographs, flags, badges, medals, pins, and model fire trucks. I have organized two solo exhibitions in the DVD Sveta Nedelja fire station, and two additional exhibitions as part of VZG Sveta Nedelja during Fire Protection Month.