The Department of Citizen Security of the Town hall de Jávea will begin this Thursday, May 15, the special forest surveillance device for the summer. The mayor of this area, Juan Ortolá, It has said that due to the long period of drought there is an increased risk of fire so the City Council has decided to move this campaign is usually done in June, July and August.
A group of six volunteers from Civil Protection, with the support of the Volunteer Firefighters of Balcon al Mar, begin to monitor woodlands during the weekends for the moment. Said operating have two pumps with which may act in case of fire. The work of the Volunteer Firefighters of Balcon al Mar is key since they are usually the first to arrive when there is a fire and intervention is essential to avoid a catastrophe.
These volunteers work carried out will monitor compliance with the ban on lighting fires on forest land and natural spaces, control ordinance prohibiting burning and monitor forest mass of the term.
From the Department of Public Safety is asking the citizens to respect these rules. Also they remember that the collaboration of the residents of Jávea is essential when detecting a fire in the town. Therefore it requested to detect a plume of smoke alert the emergency number (112) or Local Police (965790081).
