Infoco Plan will spend 111 million in fire prevention, 1.8% more than in 2009.
The Minister for the Environment, Jose Juan Diaz Trillo, now I move the device for the prevention and extinction of forest fires in Andalucia, known as Plan Infoco, will spend 111 million euros to prevention efforts, representing an increase of 1.8 percent over last year.
Trillo Diaz advance these data during a visit to the Forest Protection Center (Cedefo) of Madronalejo in Aznalcollar (Sevilla), which stressed that 60, kinah for sale, percent of the investments under the Plan are intended to finance Infoco preventive work indole forest and stress that "dnd and prepare to disasters requires the collaboration of all with the goal of preparing for the worst with the idea that the best thing to happen."
In addition, the counselor wanted to take this opportunity to highlight the Infoco is a plan of "national, darkfall gold, and international rrence," which, he said, "has 5,000 employees operating throughout the year but mainly during the campaign that will open Cliffhanger June 15 and runs until 15 October. " 'The brigades are operating in Andalucia, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, and serve in a special way to carry out preventive work, "he said.
In this regard, public, sto credits, forests are carried out manual tasks performed by the forest brigades, that during the months of low and medium risk of fires have been eliminating plant fuel in selected areas as well as treatments by vegetation management grass-fire zones. The inversion of the counseling in this facet is 29.8 million euros, which allow the realization of linear work in 9341 km of land.
On the other hand, are machined preventive treatments, which are made in those places where, by the type of existing vegetation or by the orography, it is possible to use machines. This work will involve an investment of 2.5 billion euros and will take place at nearly 8,000 miles of public lands.
Along with these items, also is intended this year a total of 61.3 million euros for silvicultural performance of which employs different forestry companies, which allow the fitting of a total of 24 458 hectares and too, we spent 10 8 million euros for the maintenance of forest roads and fitness, "because you have to remove the grass and take the road for operating diligence of the gangs," said the counselor.
Preventive work in the public forests are complemented by the development and maintenance of Pasto Areas Network Firewall Andalucia, a project that, thanks to tour livestock controlled by firewalls and other infrastructure preventive maintenance of the same plant without fuel by a traditional activity in the forest. This year, 521 000 euros are invested in this program, to act on 1173 km linear firewall.
The Counseling maintained since 2005 collaborative agreements "that" are intensifying, "according to the counselor-feature several infrastructure management bodies for the execution of preventive and condition for maintaining electrical lines and railways, preventing potentiallyforest fires due to the accumulation in the environment of forest fuel. Specifically, the lines of cooperation signed in 2010 involving an investment of EUR 3.7 million by the Railway Infrastructure Manager, 1.5 million euros to Red Electrica de Espana, while Endesa intended for its part this year 469 000 euros.
As for the performances in privately owned forests, you will help and protection to owners in developing plans for Forest Fire Prevention, instruments required by Law to Combat Forest Fires and the 2187 plans were approved the last year, so that 13 223 farms in Andalucia currently have this instrument of prevention. Moreover, economic aid is also granted direct prevention efforts in private woodlands, which has involved the investment of 3.3 million for opening fire and conservation on private farms, and 430,000 euros for the implementation and maintenance water points.
Furthermore, to 'encourage' social participation in the prevention of fires, since 2009 the Counseling has eight technicians, one for each province of Andalusia, who maintain contact with local authorities and property owners so that these have the Local Plans Emergency Wildland Fire (Pleif), tools compulsory regulations for municipalities located in the danger zone, so as to strengthen the constitution of Forest Dnce Groups and Local Groups Help Pronto.
In this connection, the 578 municipalities located in hazardous areas, 169 already have an emergency plan approved and another 360 are in the pipeline. Along with Pleif, 1037 are in force for self-protection plans of facilities, campsites, holiday or factories, along with them, 241 municipalities have Forest Dnce Groups, and there are 276 Local Groups Help Soon, which involves the active participation 3417 volunteers. In this regard, the Minister pointed out that it is "a five per cent to end these plans."
Another of the actions implemented recently by the bell Infoco school visits to Cedefo, an initiative this year provides for the visit of 4 606 students from 91 schools Andalusian Infoco bases with the aim to promote from the earliest ages development of attitudes "responsible" in the bush. In this regard, the Minister stated that "apart from the punitive measures that must be carried out to pedagogy, because the pedagogy of first-hand a child is the best ambassador of Infoco Plan. He reported that such visits are increasing by 30 percent and "shall continue to intensify," he emphasized.
Prohibition of barbecues and agricultural burning
Prevention activities also include the annual order prohibiting the carrying out of agricultural burning barbecues and June 1 to October 15, "since there are many fires caused by carelessness," Diaz said Trillo. In this regard, said that "pedagogy needs to be done so we can all act because no one is oblivious to the dangers of fire" and stressed the "close" relationship with the State Security Corps and the Justice Department "to intensify the work on fires resulting from a disciplinary standpoint, judicial and research. "
Alsoas each year will start the awareness campaign on media called 'Fighting fire act all', which Diaz Trillo feature the image of a firefighter "who works for the Infoco" because he said, "is very nice , especially for younger children. " The bell, along with the edited edition of the informative material, brochures, posters or t-, is the investment of EUR 1.8 million
Finally, the Plan Infoco incorporated in 2010 as a specialized course on the investigation of the causes of forest fires for the group of the Environmental Agents that are part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of Forest Fires, "with the clear objective of improve training, "says the director.