13 firemen from Córdoba go to Brazil to fight fires

A group of 13 firemen from different barracks in the province of Córdoba will be part of the Argentine contingent that will travel to Brazil to participate in fire fighting in the Amazon jungle. This was confirmed this afternoon by the provincial secretary for climate and disaster risk management, Claudio Vignetta, who said that the troops would move in the next few hours to the city of Buenos Aires to fly to the neighboring country.

"I have just received a call from the Ministry of National Security and we have prepared, for the moment, 13 firefighters to go to fight fires in Brazil as part of a contingent that will expand into all over Argentina. We are preparing things because they can certainly go to Buenos Aires tonight or tomorrow, "said the official during his participation in the 50th anniversary ceremony of the La Falda fire station.

Still with his mobile phone in hand, Vignetta pointed to The voice who are "with the final preparations" for the trip, as the designated must go "fully equipped and with significant logistics" to work "not less than ten or fifteen days" instead, although it is not necessary It has not been ruled out that there is a relay after this period or transfers to other affected areas, such as Bolivia.

"I know that 260 firefighters are ready and willing to go to work, but we will have to select 13 who have a lot of experience and skills. We do not want anything from a firefighter in Brazil because these are complicated fires, "insisted Vignetta The voice.

He added: "I wish to transmit tranquility to the families of the 13 people badigned, because we will not send them to a place where we can not deal with them. We will take care of them, they will have all the military and security guard. It is a pride for Córdoba that we have been taken into account. "

For his part, Diego Concha, director of civil defense, confirmed that "there is a specific demand from the nation to send firefighters from Córdoba to Brazil" and explained to The voice that "for the moment, we are dealing with 13, although the province has offered 250 men ready and prepared, among which there is a pre-selection of 150".

"There were 150 people left for a first job but we have the number of people needed," said Concha, adding that the province's fire control system would not be affected by this trip, since it has 5,000 men and "people". highly trained and prepared to respond urgently to the local level.