Analysis of rescue operations on Lake Solina in the tourism and recreation sector between 2007 and 2015

Abstract

The paper discusses selected aspects of security related to Lake Solina. The focus is on the rescue operations conducted in the area between 2007 and 2015 for the purpose of helping tourists and individuals engaged in various forms of recreation. The paper attempts to meet two types of goals: the theoretical goal is to discuss the security of tourist and recreation activities in the Lake Solina area, with a particular focus on rescue operations, and the practical goal of the article is to analyse the rescue operations conducted in the Lake Solina area related to tourism and recreation, determine their causes and structure and the time of day at which they were most frequently conducted. The sources used in the analysis include incident documentation kept by the Volunteer Water Rescue Service (WOPR), Police and State Fire Service. The analysis is also complemented by a questionnaire study conducted among WOPR members operating in the Bieszczady area. Various other information acquired in the course of the author's own observations was also used to analyse the incident rate in the Lake Solina area.