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He says that "everything is ready for the summer" and "we will not let our guard down" and calls on the population to be vigilant and alert to situations with risk of fire

The president of the Community, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, said today that the recovery work area ravaged by fire last week in Calasparra "is going to start soon" and stressed that the speed of intervention "is essential for environmental damage is not greater. "

Pedro Antonio Sánchez today overflew the area declared last day 10 in Calasparra and razed an area of ​​nearly 215 hectares, affecting the Natura 2000 network of SPAs 'Sierra del Molino, Reservoir Quípar and Llanos Cagitán' and the fire LIC 'Sierras and Vega Alta del Segura and Rivers Alhárabe and Moratalla'.

The fire was extinguished gave on Tuesday, day 14, although its cause is still under investigation.

After inspecting the ground, the head of Murcia said he "acted very well and very quickly" in this area where catches surveillance are maintained and where technicians of the Community and work to see what recovery model can launch "from and to the area as soon as possible is recovered and prevent further damage."

Now should begin recovery work to avoid losses in the quality of soil and seed bank of the soil surface.

Among the immediate measures to be adopted are the removal of burned wood and building fagots of wood to reduce the risk of erosion, construction of earthworks and masonry dams to slow the rate of runoff and retain flows sediments and improvement works on the road network to facilitate access to the area of ​​action.

Once these activities are completed, restocking by planting seeds in the nearly 64 hectares classified as inaccessible, it will be conducted with the use of drones will begin.

It will also take steps to recover the biodiversity of the flora, with micro interventions for the reinforcement of unique species, and wildlife, with actions to improve the habitat by creating points of natural water, shelter and nesting, among others .

In addition, all information on the status of the area, the actions taken and the results obtained will spreading via social networking and informational brochures to reach the greatest number of people.

citizen participation is also contemplated in the restoration of the area burned by environmental volunteer work.

Pedro Antonio Sanchez stressed that "we will not let our guard down" and made an appeal to the population to alert and warn emergency services in situations that can lead to fire and ultimately "help in the work of surveillance and prevention. "

He stressed the importance of further raising awareness in the society in this regard

Technical and human resources mobilized

The president of the Community highlighted the coordination between all effective emergency services, forestry and even the intervention of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) and stressed that in situations of this type "prevention is better, implement and not skimp on resources because it is the best way to limit and no further damage to regret "

Among terrestrial means moved to fire Calasparra are firefighters CEIS (parks Caravaca de la Cruz, Cieza and Molina de Segura), forest brigades (of Calasparra, Cieza, Mula, Caravaca de la Cruz, Cehegín, white, Moratalla, Murcia, Jumilla, Ricote and Fortuna) Soon Brigades Relief (BIR Caravaca de la Cruz, Cieza and Murcia), Civil Protection (Community, Calasparra, Cehegín, Lorquí and Emergency Service Northwest -Mula and Caravaca-) Calasparra Local Police, Civil Guard and Military Emergency Unit.

In its extinction involving air assets it was also necessary as helicopters with helicopter transport brigades Community (based in La Pila, Zarcilla and Sewer), the helicopter Coordination and Monitoring a Kamov of MAGRAMA helicopter based in Muchamiel (Alicante), an amphibious aircraft MAGRAMA based in Torrejon De Ardoz, two helicopters of Castilla-La Mancha, a helicopter brigade of Valencia and Andalusia KAMOV helicopter.

In addition, the president said ahead of this summer "we have everything ready to act if necessary" but the important thing, he said, "is not having to do" and appealed again to the "prevention and awareness by all".

Source: CARM