From Monday July 1st and up to the September 15, 2024take the Forest fires warning phase in all provinces of Emilia-Romagna. The provision, as usual, was issued by the Regional Agency for Territorial Security and Civil Protection, in agreement with the representatives of the Regional Directorate of the Fire Brigade, the Regional Carabinieri Forestry Command and Arpae Emilia-Romagna. Furthermore, at the same time as the start of the summer campaign against fires, a twinning with the Sardinia Regionwhich will see the sending of a mobile column from Emilia-Romagna with teams of civil protection volunteers: they will be engaged on the island in the month of July.
“After the last, heavy wave of bad weather, the great heat has returned. Even if at the moment Emilia-Romagna is not suffering from drought – comments Irene Priolo, vice president with responsibility for Civil Protection – we are ready to face, with people and means, any critical issues. I want to remind you that it is necessary for all citizens to pay maximum attention, increasing the level of individual responsibility even further”.
What does the attention phase involve?
With the start of the attention phase, the forestry Carabinieri patrols will have as their priority fire control and the repression of all illicit behavior. In Emilia-Romagna, a medium risk bulletin (yellow code) has been issued, valid until July 7: citizens are therefore advised to manage their situation with caution. maximum caution when burning plant residues of agricultural and forestry work, which can only be carried out in the absence of wind and only in the morning. There will still have to be fires turned off by 11 am. The situation will be constantly monitored and periodically updated.
Permanent Unified Operations Room opens
From 1st July, the Regional Agency for Territorial Security and Civil Protection in Viale Silvani in Bologna will also open its Soup, Permanent unified operations roomto protect the territory. The Hall is expected to operate, barring extensions, until September 1st. From 8 am to 8 pm, Saturday and Sunday included, representatives of the Fire Department, the Carabinieri specialty forestry and the Civil Protection volunteers specializing in fire prevention will be present. An on-call service will operate during the night.
Twinning with the Sardinia Region
A twinning between the Emilia-Romagna Region and the Sardinia region. The activities will take place in the municipalities of Villacidro e Isili. Here Emilia-Romagna will field one mobile columnwhich will see the rotation of four contingents in weekly rotation; the column will be composed of 19 operational volunteer operators, qualified against fires, and three regional officials. Also available are five off-road operational vehicles equipped for forest firefighting and two minibuses for travel with people. The conclusion of the activities with the return of the teams is scheduled for July 26.
Useful numbers for reporting
115 – emergency number of the National Fire Brigade
1515 – Forestry Carabinieri number to report crimes and behaviors that risk forest fires
Source: Civil Protection
Bulletin 1-7 July 2024
