Nation reinforces prevention and training against forest fires
The director of the Federal Emergency Agency (AFE), Santiago Hardie, referred to the support that the Nation provides in fighting fires. He argued that the majority of igneous sources respond to human interventions and that, therefore, social awareness is a central tool to reduce environmental, material and human damage.
We have been working on prevention, on training with the provinces and with the municipalities. It is very important to understand that ninety-five percent of fires are due to human action, some due to negligence, others because someone sets them intentionally, but they can be prevented, he noted. Hardie explained that the AFE develops training programs for brigade members in different regions of the country, in addition to workshops, talks and educational sessions aimed at schools and rural communities. The objective, he indicated, is to anticipate risks, promote responsible behavior and reduce the incidence of avoidable fires during the critical season. Likewise, He stressed that although the first intervention in forest emergencies corresponds to each jurisdiction, the National Government maintains an immediate support system to reinforce local operations. Beyond the work on prevention, we are ready to assist the jurisdictions responsible for the response, and we will continue to do so with aerial means, brigade members and equipment, he stated. Response device available and call for citizen participation The Federal Emergency Agency has resources ready to be deployed when the situation warrants it: brigade members, tools, vehicles and means air support. Hardie pointed out that coordinated work between the Nation, provinces and municipalities is key to strengthening the operational response, but he emphasized that the social role continues to be decisive. Forest fires, he warned, involve complex procedures and direct risks to the lives of firefighters, brigade members and affected neighbors. For this reason, he insisted that citizen responsibility is not secondary, but indispensable: Preventing fires is everyones task.
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