From June 15th, the period of serious risk for summer fires in wooded, bushy, tree-lined and pasture areas will begin throughout the Apulia region, with the consequent alerting of the regional forest fire prevention service.
With union ordinance no. 318/2024, the Municipality of Bitonto has taken steps to integrate obligations and prohibitions deriving from regional and national legislation on the matter, with the aim of preventing the risk of fires due to accidental causes. The ordinance reminds us that “owners, tenants and/or managers in any capacity of rustic land, of uncultivated or abandoned areas or in any case presenting fire risk factors” are obliged to carry out the necessary passive defense works in good time (by 15 June 2024) to the elimination of the risk of fires, by plowing, weeding and cleaning the areas of land bordering wooded areas as well as close to homes, railways, roads and motorways, and creating “suitable protection strips”.
The obligation will be in force until September 30th, the day set by the Puglia Region as the end of the period declared to be at serious fire risk. An administrative fine of between 175 and 1,350 euros will be applied to violators, without prejudice to further legal provisions. There is also the possibility that the Municipality will automatically carry out the cleaning operations, charging the related costs to the private individual on whom the obligation falls.
In the event of sighting a fire, citizens must promptly contact the Bari Forestry Carabinieri Station Command (080 5583518), the Fire Brigade (115), the local Police Command (080 3751014) or the Carabinieri Station Command (080 3751010).
The specific municipal requirements are accompanied by the obligations and prohibitions established by the Puglia Region with the decree of the president of the regional council n. 260 of 7 June 2024, reported in full in the union ordinance.
Thursday 13 June 2024
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