PNS elements deployed to prevent forest fires have been reinforced by 30%, the Interior Minister said this Wednesday, saying more than 5,200 PNS soldiers will be on the ground in the next three days.
“Today we have [esta quarta-feira] on the ground increased patrolling by 30% of the NDP forces: we will have more than 5,200 soldiers on the ground ensuring that all attitudes and behaviors regarding forest fires are monitored,” José Luis Carneiro said at the end of the meeting at the General Command of the National Republican Guard in Lisbon.
Deteriorating weather conditions and increased fire hazards have led to increased facilities on the ground, which also have “an additional 920 elements that are located at 230 fixed observation posts,” the minister added in statements to reporters.
In total, there are “more than 6,100 elements that actively provide surveillance and surveillance of attitudes and behavior on the ground,” José Luis Carneiro concluded.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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