Forest fires, 19 requests for air intervention immediately

(ANSA) – ROME, JULY 14 – In the present day, the crews of the Canadairs and helicopters of the State air fleet, coordinated by the Division of Civil Safety, have been busy for the reason that first gentle of day within the operations to place out forest fires for which air help for the operations carried out by the groups on the bottom was important. In response to the information out there at 6:30 p.m., 19 requests for air help have been obtained by the Unified Air Operations Centre (COAU) of the Division, of which 5 respectively from Lazio and Sicily, 4 from Calabria, one every from Umbria, Abruzzo, Campania, Puglia and Basilicata. The extraordinary work carried out by the pilots of the plane has allowed 8 fires to be introduced beneath management or extinguished to this point. The launching of water and retardant and extinguishing liquid will proceed so long as the sunshine circumstances permit for secure operations. Most forest fires are attributable to superficial or, usually, malicious habits and that the collaboration of residents might be decisive in promptly reporting the primary indicators of a potential forest hearth to the Nationwide Fireplace Brigade emergency quantity 115 or, the place activated, to the one emergency quantity 112. It is very important present data that’s as exact as potential, contributing decisively to limiting the injury and permitting those that should function on the fireplace to intervene promptly, earlier than the fireplace will increase in energy and damaging capability. (ANSA).