A day of superlavoro for the Crotone firefighters today, who faced an intense series of interventions throughout the province, put to the test with an exceptional heat of the last few days and, in some areas, also with a strong wind.
Already in the morning the firefighters teams of the whole province have been incessantly engaged on multiple fronts. The torrid temperatures, which exceeded 35 degrees in different locations in the province, combined with persistent drought, have created an extremely favorable environment with the outbreak and the propagation of fires. To further complicate the situation, in some areas there has been a supported wind that fueled the flames, making the shutdown operations even more arduous and dangerous.
Among the most significant interventions there are numerous fire and brushwood fires, which threatened houses and crops, in some cases the 118 health workers intervened for smoking poisoning of some inhabitants of the houses lapped by the flames creating a lot of fear and requesting the immediate deployment of men and means. On several occasions, the help of Autobotti was necessary. There were also interventions linked to urgent technical rescue.
It was an extremely demanding day, as unfortunately often happens in this period of the year, the intense heat and the wind are a deadly mix for fires, citizenship is invited to the utmost prudence, in particular avoiding turning out outdoor fires and promptly reporting every fire principle.