TIRANA, Aug 10 /ATA/ – By I. Vata/ The National Agency for Protected Areas, in the face of fire-prone heat wave , has put on 24-hour standby a fire engine in Llogara National Park
Vlora’s NAPA states that although no case of wildfire has been recorded yet in the Protected Areas, the Regional Administration of Protected Areas, Vlora has put on a 24-hour standby a fire engine for 3 months currently deployed near the accommodation units of Llogara National Park.
Meanwhile, the 12 NAPAs thanks to EU-funded project NatuAL have been equipped with about 60 firefighting costumes, hats, water pumps, shovels, and other fire extinguishers.
NAPA calls on locals of these areas, tourists and other citizens to be cautions when touring the area so as not to start fires unintentionally and deliberately, for which they will face criminal proceedings.
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