On June 1st, the 2022 fire-fighting campaign started, with over 9,300 people on the field, including Forestry Corps, Forestas, Civil Protection, Firefighters, volunteers and barracelli, with over a thousand land vehicles. And as for air vehicles , among the 17 available there is also an Air Force HH139 helicopter stationed at the Decimomannu military airport, as announced today by President Christian Solinas .
"An adequate availability of aircraft is essential in the fight against fires - said Solinas - Sardinia, in addition to its fleet of 11 light helicopters (900 liters) and a Super Puma (4,000 liters), can count on the vehicles returned. available from other state bodies. In this case, thanks to excellent and consolidated relations between the two Institutions that have always promoted synergies to protect the territory and citizens, the Aeronautics provides its own helicopter that allows to upgrade the fleet of the regional fire fighting machine in defense of the environmental heritage and the Sardinian community ".
THE VEHICLE - The helicopter, recently acquired, guarantees daily, 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, the search and rescue of flight crews in difficulty, also contributing to activities such as the search for missing persons at sea or in mountain , emergency medical transport of the patients in danger of life and the rescue of seriously traumatized patients, operating in all weather conditions. It is equipped with a special bucket capable of loading up to 900 liters of water and with a range of approximately 100 miles for a flight range of two hours.
"In addition to the new helicopter of the Air Force and the regional fleet, which has helicopters deployed in the bases of Fenosu, Marganai, San Cosimo, Limbara, Anela, Farcana, Sorgono, Bosa, Alà dei Sardi, Pula and Villasalto and the SuperPuma in Fenosu , for the 2022 Campaign, we also have the three 6,000-liter Canadair deployed in Olbia, which the Region obtained from the National Department of Civil Protection, a helicopter from the Fire Brigade in Alghero and one from the Army at Elmas airport. ”Added the councilor for environmental protection, Gianni Lampis . "The fruitful collaboration with the Armed Forces and State Corps allows coverage of the entire island territory with an adequate fleet that can guarantee short intervention times and greater effectiveness".
(Unioneonline / vl)