Editorial Staff – Yesterday, at the headquarters of the Regional Council of Campania, the “Raffaele Delcogliano” award ceremony took place with the delivery of certificates of merit to members of the Fire Brigade, the Guardia Di Finanza and the State Police , who particularly distinguished themselves in operations or Service interventions during 2023. Raffaele Delcogliano was hit in an ambush by terrorists of the Red Brigades. The ceremony in the Siani room of the regional council, in the management centre. The president of the Regional Council of Campania Gennaro Oliviero awarded 12 men of the state among the most deserving for rescue and courageous actions carried out in the Campania regional territory. For the Provincial Command of Caserta, the recognition was given to the Firefighter Coordinator Francesco di Somma who on 29 January 2021 rushed to the aid of a girl who had fallen into a well about twenty meters deep, lowering himself with SAF techniques and managing first to immobilize her and then to rescue her. “These are representatives of the State who acted keeping in mind their institutional function – said Oliviero – it was right to remember Delcogliano today and reward them in honor of him, keeping in mind that his courageous policy must be a beacon for all of us”. Present at the ceremony with President Oliviero were the Prefect of Naples Michele Di Bari, the Police Commissioner of the Province of Naples Maurizio Agricola, the Commander of the Fire Brigade of Naples Eng. Michele Mazzarro, the Commander of the Fire Brigade of Caserta Eng. Paolo Massimi, the Commander of the Avellino Fire Brigade Eng. Mario Bellizzi and the interregional Commander of Southern Italy of the Guardia di Finanza Gen. CA Vito Giampaolo Augelli.
“The brilliant technical operation carried out by the firefighter Francesco di Somma – we read in a note from the provincial command – allowed the perfect success of the operations carried out by the VF team which operated in the rescue intervention, arousing the unconditional applause of the people present and giving further positive prominence to the image of the National Fire Brigade”.
