Their intervention saved a man who, in desperation, wanted to take his own life by setting fire to his house full of gas cylinders and avoided disastrous consequences for the city of Salemi.
The Administration and the municipal council of the town of Trapani have thus decided to thank the women and men of the municipal police, the carabinieri and the firefighters who intervened on 20 December 2023, giving them a solemn commendation “for their self-sacrifice and spirit of service demonstrated in the circumstance to protect the entire community”.
Seven commendations were awarded during a ceremony held in the premises of the Norman-Swabian castle of Salemi. The awards went to the municipal police inspectors Paoletta Petralia (Commander pro tempore) and Peter Leo Cardillo, to the selected Carabinieri officer Alessandro Geraci, to the Carabinieri Marshal Enzo Lo Sciuto, to the Major Marshal Aniello Camardella, Commander of the Carabinieri Station of Salemi, to the Salemi volunteer fire brigade detachment and to the Trapani provincial fire brigade command.
“Due recognition for those who have demonstrated a very high level of professionalism – is the thought of the Administration and the municipal council of Salemi -. We are grateful to the work of the women and men of the municipal police, the carabinieri, as well as the other forces of the order, and of the firefighters who with their daily commitment guarantee safety to our community”.
