The Regional Council has approved a draft Agreement between the Civil Protection of the Puglia Region and the Regional Agency for Forestry Irrigation Activities (Arif) to improve operational capacity in emergency contexts. Financial availability of 3 million euros is expected from the resources of Action 2.7 of the PR Puglia FESR-FSE+ 2021-2027.
The agreement intends to fully implement the regional strategy aimed at promoting adaptation to climate change, improving the prediction, prevention and response capacity of the civil protection system, involving the competent operational structures.
Among the planned interventions, the strengthening of Arif’s fleet of operational multipurpose vehicles to be used in emergency situations in support of the regional Civil Protection and the integration of the infrastructure of cameras and thermal imaging cameras as well as remotely piloted systems (RPAS) for prevention and the dynamic monitoring of fires by the regional Civil Protection with the one available in Arif.
Furthermore, 20 units of Arif personnel are expected to be assigned to Civil Protection activities in the regional operational structures of Bari-Modugno, Campi Salentina, Polignano, Castellaneta Marina, Montalbano di Fasano and Foggia, as well as 30 units of Arif personnel to the Operations Directorate (DOS) on the regional territory in the context of forest firefighting activities (AIB).
