Improved fire and
community preparedness
in Bjursele and surrounding areas, Norsjö municipality
About the project
The purpose of the project is to create conditions for improved fire and community preparedness in Bjursele and surrounding areas, as well as to develop a method for community preparedness that other villages can benefit from.
The goal of the project is to conduct training in forest fire fighting and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), to purchase equipment for fire fighting and first aid efforts, and to document the project in a guide that other interested parties can access.
The project consists of mapping, purchasing, deploying, and installing equipment for preparedness in the event of a fire, conducting training in forest fire fighting and CPR, as well as documentation and compilation of a guide.
Efforts
”Training and increased knowledge about fires in general but perhaps primarily in forests and fields, as well as training in CPR
and first aid is part of the project. Landowners, residents, and vacation home owners are offered training.”
About the project
End date
September 30, 2026
Project owner
Bjursele Community Association
Contact
Lotta Larsson
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About the project
The project is about improved fire and community preparedness in Bjursele and surrounding areas. It is a pilot that develops a method for community preparedness with the aim of spreading to other rural areas. The initiative is innovative locally in the area and creates new collaborations. The project is implemented in and the entire benefit of the project accrues to a rural area.
About funding
Approved leader support
130,301 kronor
Support Strategic plan 2023-2027
264,552 kronor
Total funding
394,853 kronor
The support consists of funding from the EU, the state, Region Västerbotten, Malå, Norsjö, and Skellefteå municipality.
Incoming EU funds have been granted from:
The Rural Development Fund
