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Dobrovoljno vatrogasno društvo Sušak-Rijeka osnovano je 12. lipnja 1899. godine i jedno je od najstarijih društva u Primorsko- goranskoj županiji i Hrvatskoj, neprekinuto djelujući preko 120 godina. Društvo je osnovano u prostorijama Gradske knjižnice Trsat te je kroz godine mijenjalo mnoge adrese sve do 1975. godine kada je izgrađen vatrogasni dom na Donjoj Vežici gdje se prostorije Društva nalaze i danas. Počeci su bili skromni, obilježeni nedostatkom opreme i malim brojem članova. No vremenom Društvo je raslo kako u ljudstvu tako i količinom raspoložive opreme, a sve zbog entuzijazma i zalaganja naših članova koji su odbijali odustati i napustiti svoj poziv čak i u izazovnim ratnim vremenima I. i II. svjetskog rata. Entuzijazam u kombinaciji s edukacijom doveo je do toga da gledajući unazad možemo reći kako je Društvo sudjelovalo u svim većim akcijama koje su se zbile u našem kraju. U proteklih 20-tak godina operativni članovi Društva sudjelovali su u svim većim gašenjima požara otvorenog prostora kao što su oni na Učki, Hahliću, Crikvenici ili pak na sanaciji štete uzrokovane ledenom kišom u Gorskom kotaru 2014. godine. Uz operativni dio gašenja požara, Društvo stavlja naglasak na preventivnu djelatnost gdje se može istaknuti preventivno spaljivanje pružnog pojasa na relaciji Sveti Kuzam - Pećine.  Sve navedeno proizlazi kao posljedica rada s djecom i mladeži jer gotovo svi naši sadašnji aktivni i operativni članovi su proizašli iz tog aspekta rada Društva. Ulaganje u rad s djecom i mladeži te daljnje osposobljavanje i usavršavanje operativnih članova u fokusu je Društva i u narednom periodu jer predstavlja temelj za budućnost i proslavu još mnogih jubileja. Društvo od vozila posjeduje kombi vozilo Mercedes Sprinter za prijevoz ljudi i tehnike, malo šumsko vozilo Land Rover Defender te od kraja 2020. godine veliko šumsko vozilo MAN. Društvo je izdalo četiri monografije/ publikacije koje su popratile razvoj Društva kroz jubileje za 90, 100, 110 i 120 godina osnutka Društva.

The Sušak-Rijeka Voluntary Fire Brigade was founded on June 12, 1899 and is one of the oldest companies in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and Croatia, operating continuously for over 120 years. The Society was founded in the premises of the Trsat City Library and changed many addresses over the years until 1975, when a fire station was built in Donja Vežica, where the Society's premises are still located today. The beginnings were modest, marked by a lack of equipment and a small number of members. But over time the Society grew both in manpower and in the amount of equipment available, all because of the enthusiasm and commitment of our members who refused to give up and abandon their calling even in the challenging times of I. and II. world war. Enthusiasm combined with education has led to the fact that looking back we can say that the Society participated in all major actions that took place in our area. In the past 20 years, the operational members of the Society have participated in all major open fires such as those in Učka, Hahlić, Crikvenica or in repairing the damage caused by ice rain in Gorski Kotar in 2014. In addition to the operational part of firefighting, the Company places emphasis on preventive activities where the preventive burning of the railway belt on the route Sveti Kuzam - Pećine can be highlighted. All of the above arises as a consequence of working with children and youth because almost all of our current active and operational members have emerged from this aspect of the Society's work. Investing in work with children and youth and further training and development of operational members is in the focus of the Society in the coming period because it is the foundation for the future and the celebration of many more anniversaries. The company owns a Mercedes Sprinter van for transporting people and equipment, a small forest vehicle Land Rover Defender and from the end of 2020 a large forest vehicle MAN. The Society has published four monographs / publications that have followed the development of the Society through the anniversaries for the 90, 100, 110 and 120 years of its founding.