TIRANA, June 17/ATA/ The measures taken to mitigate/prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from disaster events caused by fires in June-September 2021 were the main focus of the discussion during the meeting of the Commission of Civil Emergency held in the Prefecture of Gjirokastra.
Prefect Odise Kote, at the same time chairman of the Civil Protection Committee-CCP demanded the planning of follow-up with priority and maximum commitment to the functioning of CCP of local municipalities and institutions, at a high level, as well as drafting a plan of measures and action plan on the prevention and coping with emergency situations, updating of preparedness plans on protection of forests from fires, organization of detection, accurate and timely notification of situations by structures designated for this purpose.
Also, the prefect Kote demanded the organization of interaction between operational structures of Civil Protection Committee in interventions in firefighting, increase of readiness, as well as the completion of preliminary works on cleaning and maintenance of roads leading to the forests interior and tourist areas in order to operate as close as possible to fireplaces. //a.i/
