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The special qualities of this car made it the main car used by Salvamontists for more than 30 years, until the fi rst decade
of this millennium. In 2004, the Ministry of Tourism initiates an acquisition project for transport vehicles
and a great number of Dacia-Renault 4X4 becomes standard issue for Salvamont Romania for
many years until they get replaces by Dacia Duster or other similar brands. Together with
these vehicles, the county ambulance service or SMURD ambulances were also used for
transporting the injured.
The continuous improvement of the legislative framework allowed the acquisition
of special ambulances for the mountain rescue teams, the fi rst Salvamont teams to
receive them being Caraș-Severin, with a Land Rover Defender 110, transformed
into an ambulance in Romania, and Gorj, with a similar car, already made
as an ambulance in the England factories. Other teams have also
acquired such ambulances capable of accessing mountainous
terrain, facilitating the transport of injured persons from the
mountain to the respective hospital.
In 2019, through the General Inspectorate for
Emergency Situations within the Department
for Emergency Situations, a European
fi nanced program was approved
that will equip all the Salvamont
Romania teams with ambulances
capable of mountainous terrain
interventions.