Twinning between Lombardy, Sicily and Sardinia regarding the prevention and active fight against forest fires for the 2024 summer campaign .
There are a total of 156 volunteers belonging to the Lombard associations present on the two islands to help the regions historically most affected by the phenomenon .
In Sardinia , 5 base camps have been activated, for a period of operation between 29 June and 20 August 2024 .
In total 1 14 volunteers were employed in Monastir (CA), Assemini (CA), Sinnai (CA), Santa Teresa di Gallura (SS) and Bonorva (SS) . Volunteer groups from the Ticino Park, Groane Park, Valle Imagna Mountain Community, Triangolo Lariano Mountain Community, Valle Seriana Mountain Community, Valle Camonica Mountain Community, volunteers from the Provinces of Varese and Pavia participate.
«As the Lombardy Region – said the regional councilor for Civil Protection Romano La Russa – through the Department of Civil Protection and the Special Commission, we have accepted the requests to activate twinning for the prevention and active fight against forest fires for the countryside summer 2024 in the Regions of Sicily and Sardinia. For volunteers, from the youngest to the most seasoned, it is a fundamental training experience to deepen their knowledge, test their ability to intervene in risk scenarios while protecting themselves and others and, finally, to bring back what they have learned as valuable baggage. of skills that can also be used in our territories."
Already in recent weeks the governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia Massimiliano Fedriga had announced the sending of a good number of Civil Protection volunteers to Sardinia .
(Unioneonline/vl)