Messina: the initiatives promoted by the municipal administration for the fifth edition of the "National Civil Protection Week" were presented.

Messina: the initiatives promoted by the municipal administration for the fifth edition of the "National Civil Protection Week" were presented.

La National Civil Protection Week takes place from 9 October until 15 October.
The municipality of Messina has also joined the XNUMXth edition of the National Civil Protection Week with a program of events illustrated yesterday at Palazzo Zanca, in the presence of the deputy mayor Salvatore Mondello and the Civil Protection councilor Massimiliano Minutoli, during a press conference attended, among others, by the managers of the regional Civil Protection Service Bruno Manfre, and the municipality Antonio Cardia.

“Disasters are not predictable – declared Deputy Mayor Mondello – but prevention is a fundamental element in order not to be unprepared and to deal with them as best as possible. These are therefore fundamental activities in a city and provincial area like ours which is exposed to various critical issues. Knowing the existing problems and creating prevention conditions a priori is essential since, after an event, unfortunately only the damage can be classified. The activation of the sirens, foreseen by the program, means a warning and therefore falls within the scope of prevention".

Councilor Minutoli, during his speech, explained the technical aspects, highlighting that "Within the National Civil Protection Week, the municipality has planned two events: tomorrow a conference at the Palacultura on forest fires and hydrogeological instability; e Thursday 12, evidence of activation of sirens in eighteen municipal sites. From the 16 21 October the traditional one will take place Safety Week, now in its 12th edition, with a varied program; I thank the municipal offices who prepared the installation document and the voluntary associations, whose contribution is fundamental for the success of the exercises". The engineer. Manfrè underlined "the importance of the initiative presented as the exercise allows us to understand if the population follows and understands the procedures to be implemented".
Municipal experts in the sector took part in the meeting with the press, respectively Eng. Antonio Rizzo, who spoke on "The alert system with sirens and warning signs for hydrogeological risk"; the geologist Sebastiano Monaco on “The activations of territorial garrisons with geologists in six macro-areas”; and the meteorologist Daniele Ingemi which dealt with “The simulated expected event scenario”.

The events scheduled, organized by the municipal administration, for the National Civil Protection Week include today, Tuesday 10, at the Palacultura, starting from 9.30am until 13.30pm, convention from the theme "Forest fires and hydrogeological instability", events and the dramatic current situation of prevention for a concrete fight against forest fires. After the mayor's institutional greetings Federico Basile, of the prefect of Messina Cosima Di Stani, of the general manager of the Sicilian Region Civil Protection department Salvatore Cocina and the commissioner Massimiliano Minutoli, the scheduled interventions of the director of the Departmental Forestry Inspectorate of Messina will follow Giovanni Cavallaro, on “Year 2023 – Analysis of fires in the Peloritani and Nebrodi area”; of the Provincial Commander of the Fire Brigade. by Messina Felice Iracà, on "Preventive defense activities of anthropized areas"; of the engineer Bruno Manfrè, director of Service S.12 Regional Civil Protection Service of the province of Messina, on "Interventions of the Regional Civil Protection department"; by the professor of Hydraulics at the University of Messina Giuseppe Aronica, on "The interference of forest fires with areas at hydrogeological risk"; of the expert geologist Hydrogeological Risk city of Messina Sebastiano Monaco, on “Case studies of critical situations in the Messina area”; by the agronomist and doctor in Forestry Sciences, expert in combating vegetation fires Antonino Paladino, on "The evolution of vegetation fires and interface fires"; by the president of the order of Agronomists and Forestry Doctors of the province of Messina Salvatore Messina, on "Agricultural management for the prevention of fires"; and of the councilor for soil protection Francesco Caminiti, on "Interventions to secure the territory of the municipal territory". Proposals are also expected. At the event, sponsored by the Order of Doctors Agronomists and Foresters of the province of Messina, representatives and students of the technical-agricultural institutes “P. Cuppari” San Placido Calonerò and agricultural technician “G. Minutoli” Gazzi Rifle Fund. Moderated by the expert for Civil Protection activities Antonio Rizzo.

Thursday 12Instead, from 12 am to 14 pm, weather and hydrogeological risk alerts, alert system, alert system with sirens for information to the population. The siren activation tests will be carried out in eighteen municipal sites: Altolia, Briga Superiore, Giampilieri Marina, Giampilieri Superiore, Giampilieri school, Molino, Pezzolo, Ponte Schiavo, Mili San Pietro, Mili San Marco, Galati Santa Lucia, Bordonaro, Zafferia Monalla , Zafferia church, Zafferia, Larderia, Faro Superiore and Santo Stefano stream.