Black River | Meetings with providers of El Bolsón promotes a work of prevention of forest fires "all year round"
The Secretary of Tourism of the Municipality of El Bolsón and the Directorate of Tourism of the province of Río Negro held 6 virtual and face-to-face meetings between July and September, which addressed fire prevention measures, adding committed tourism providers and businesses with the theme in El Bolsón.
The provincial authorities consider vital the commitment of tourist providers and merchants throughout the year to prevent fires.
After several instances of work with the business chambers of tourism and commerce, the Secretary of Tourism of the Municipality of El Bolsón and the Directorate of Tourism of the province of Río Negro, 6 virtual and face-to-face meetings were held in which they addressed fire prevention measures for tourism providers committed to the subject in El Bolsón.
"In the meetings, the need for providers to work to create a defensible area and obtain authorizations in the low season so as not to overwhelm the emergency services with these procedures in the season of greater fire risk was communicated," reported SIPLIF El Bolsón. .
For this, exclusive communication channels were established for providers through which alerts will be sent directly in case of extreme fire danger and the days of prohibition to make all types of fire.
At the same time, resources such as posters, signs and communication strategies with the community were shared.
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