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Prvi spomen vatrogastva u Bukevju veže se uz učitelja Vinka Beka koji je službovao u bukevskoj školi do početka 1892. godine. Naime, u njegovom životopisu spominje se podatak da je za vrijeme 11-godišnjeg boravka u Bukevju pokrenuo vatrogastvo u Bukevju i Drneku. Vjerojatno ta inicijativa nije zaživjela pa se kao službeni nadnevak osnivanja Dobrovoljnog vatrogasnog društva u Bukevju navodi 13. siječnja 1913. Početak je bio skroman, no s godinama se napredovalo, nabavljala se oprema, početkom 80-tih godina prošlog stoljeća nabavljeno je i prvo vozilo, a članovi društva uz pomoć mještana podigli su i tadašnju gasilanu, odnosno vatrogasni dom, koji se nalazio na sadašnjoj lokaciji, gdje današnji Društveno-vatrogasni dom izgrađen tijekom 80-tih godina.

The first mention of firefighting in Bukevje is associated with the teacher Vinko Bek, who served at the Bukevje school until the beginning of 1892. Namely, his biography states that during his 11-year stay in Bukevje, he initiated firefighting activities in Bukevje and Drnek. This initiative likely did not take hold, so the official founding date of the Voluntary Fire Brigade in Bukevje is recorded as January 13, 1913. The beginnings were modest, but over the years progress was made, equipment was acquired, and in the early 1980s the first vehicle was obtained. With the help of local residents, the members of the brigade also built the fire station at that time, located on the present site where the current community and fire station building was constructed during the 1980s.