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assets, can be ordered in the event of immediate war danger, state of war or state of
emergency in accordance with the defence plan for the country.
Evacuation under this article is ordered by the government, which specifi es the
territory for the deployment of the evacuated population and the assets.
Th e evacuation of civil population shall be organized and implemented by government
bodies responsible for civil defence and protection.
Th e evacuation of the population threatened by or involved in military action can
also be ordered by an offi cer commanding a brigade or regiment, or of higher rank.
Evacuation and relief are the responsibility of municipal civil defence and protection
staff s as coordinators, civil defence and protection units in the local communities and
neighbourhoods (Okučani), and civil defence and protection wardens responsible for
evacuation. Th e main evacuation route would be the river Sava with four main crossings
- villages of Uskoci, Jablanac, Mlaka and Jasenovac, by ferry or pontoon bridges. Th e
convoys of the population envisioned for evacuation would be protected by troops or
by police offi cers from the Pakrac and Okučani police stations. Th e evacuation of the
population would start from the outer fringes of the municipality of Okučani - East +
West (Paklenica, Rajić and Medari-Okučani) and the municipality of Pakrac along the
north-south route (Brdske Kričke - Gornja Šumetlica - Trnakovac).
Two alternative routes for the evacuated population convoys are available for the
municipality of Pakrac:
1. Rogoljica - Trnakovac - Donji Okučani - Gređani - forest road to the village of of
Mlaka or Jablanac.
2. Bijela Stijena - Rađenovci - villages of Rajić, Mlada or Jablanac.
Several routes are available for the municipality of Okučani:
1. Okučani - Strug - Stara Gradiška - Uskoci (forest roads).
2. Okučani - Gređani - confl uence of the river Strug - Jablanac.
Alternative : Okučani- Borovac - Mostine Mlaka.
3. Okučani - Borovac - Mostine Mlaka.
Th e route of the evacuee convoy has been worked out in detail in the plan of evacuation
in case of aggression. Th ree buses, one passenger van, and a suffi cient number of cars and
private tractors have been requisitioned for the evacuation of the population of Pakrac
municipality. Main route for the municipality of Pakrac: village of Rogolji - Trnakovac -
Okučani - Gređani - Mlaka.
- village of Rogolji - Trnakovac - Benkovačko Brdo - Rajić - Mlaka or Jablanac
Pursuant to Article 12 of the Decree on civil defence organization and functioning the
following categories are eligible for evacuation:
1. mothers with children up to 10 years of age having no wartime posting under a military
or compulsory work order, or not subject to duty in civil defence units or bodies, and
other persons legally responsible for caring and looking aft er children under 10;
- children up to 14 years of age if school evacuation has been planned;
- pregnant women;
- elderly and infi rm persons requiring help and care.
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