In Gjilan, campaign against fires begins

The Directorate for Protection and Rescue of the Gjilan municipality has launched the citizens' awareness campaign in preventing field and forest fires by the motto <x0). Don't fire fire that causes general danger”.

Director for Protection and Rescue Sami Spahiu said that in January they have brought a so-called assault truck for the Swiss Fire and Rescue Service, with the help of Rotar Klub Gjilani, while seven supply points have been equipped, which have been out of place.

“We have raised the level of mobilization of the Directorate, SSHR staff and the Volunteer Service as a result of rising temperatures. We have held a meeting with municipal emergency factors such as the Kosovo Police, Emergency Operations Office 112, Fire Inspector, Firekeeping Service and Rescue, where we have agreed to take appropriate and timely measures by co-operating among municipal factors in preventing fires and other risks of”, he has said.

Otherwise, the Gjilan municipality is in the final procedure for supplying firemen with three professional pumps, which will facilitate the removal of mountain and field fires, where there were 267 fires and 725 technical interventions in the first quarter of this year.