"The collaboration of citizens and entrepreneurs who are implementing all measures required by law, has led to claims in the municipality of Murcia is decreasing significantly."
This said Councilman Prevention and Fire Fighting, Civil Protection and Development Cooperation, Remigio Lopez, to provide data for the first half of the interventions made by the Fire Department of the municipality of Murcia.
2,207 claims have been treated during this period of time between fires (917), saves (248), technical assistance (251) and inspection and consulting (791).
In the same period in 2007 there were a total of 2,723 claims, of the 1,043 were fire, saves (238), technical assistance (602) and inspection and consulting (840).
The most significant is the reduction in the number of times fire.
As for the types of fires, the most numerous are those who have been held outdoors (369), on the ground floor is put down 62, in buildings up to eight stories (92) and transport (72).
The largest number of rescues performed during the first half of the year went to people locked (107), followed by traffic accidents (77), toxic releases (40), people trapped (20) and saves in general (4).
Moreover, the Department of Fire Prevention and Extinction of the City of Murcia took a total of nine interventions outside the municipality, particularly in Sewell (3), Cehegín (1), Cieza (1) and Cotillas Towers (4 .)
It is certainly a very significant figure, considering that in the same period last year participated in 17 casualties.
10 to 12 tomorrow is the time interval in which there were a greater number of intervention and the time zone between 17 and 18 hours later.
The month of June was the one who has experienced the greatest number of interventions (397), mainly due to excessive temperatures, and followed by April (391) May (386) March (378), February (336) and January (319).
Undoubtedly, the Park Infante remains the center is conducting a wider range of interventions, namely 1,158 (52.5%), followed by Park Espinardo (684-31%) and San Ginés (365 to 16.5% .)
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia