Firefighters and the Region have signed the new agreement to deal with the 2022 summer fire campaign.
The agreement includes seven new bases of 115 near the coastal areas and an allocation of regional funds that goes from 600 thousand euros last season to 1.4 million euros for the current year.
The renewal of the agreement was signed this morning in the Prefecture in Cagliari , in the presence of the prefect Gianfranco Tomao , the regional councilor for the defense of the environment Gianni Lampis , with also the regional director of the fire brigade Marco Frezza , the general director of the Regional Civil Protection Antonio Pasquale Belloi and the commander of the regional Forestry Corps Fabio Migliorati .
Among the novelties, as mentioned, the seven new bases, based in Pula, Villasimius, Arbus, Valledoria, San Teodoro, Orosei and Terralba .
LAMPIS - "The fire-fighting system has been strengthened and collaboration with the fire brigade has been strengthened - underlined the commissioner Lampis - we go from an allocation of 600 thousand euros per year, to the 1.4 million foreseen this year. it will serve to strengthen and strengthen the deployment of men and vehicles throughout the region, it will serve to open new temporary offices for the next 60 days throughout the island where there are anthropogenic load needs, together with the risk of interface fire " .
FREZZA - "The detachments are located in such a way as to be able to intervene in 20 minutes - explained the director Marco Frezza - but to reach some centers in the summer, such as Villasimius, it takes much longer. To intervene in twenty minutes is it is necessary to have a closer presence ". Finally, from the commander, an appeal to citizens: "Collaboration is essential, when in doubt, call immediately".
(Unioneonline / lf)