Barcelona fire brigade maintains vigilance against the risk of forest fires

There are teams deployed for the almost 1,800 hectares of Collserola park that belong to the city, which are distributed between the districts of Les Corts, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Horta-Guinardó, Nou Barris and Gràcia.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
13 August 2023 Sunday 10:49
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Barcelona fire brigade maintains vigilance against the risk of forest fires

There are teams deployed for the almost 1,800 hectares of Collserola park that belong to the city, which are distributed between the districts of Les Corts, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Horta-Guinardó, Nou Barris and Gràcia.

Since April 15, the day the campaign began, there has been a forest fire, affecting 700 square meters, and a vegetation fire in Montjuïc, affecting 2 hectares.

In order to reinforce prevention, until August 1 the following has been carried out:

A drone service was used in this drill, in which the Urban Police, the Emergency and Social Emergencies Center of Barcelona and the Collserola Park Consortium also participated. The Civil Protection, Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Service has three drones to facilitate decision-making and increase the safety of the personnel involved.