When fighting fires, we can rely on the solidarity of our neighbors and other member states of the European Union, but in this case the most important thing for us is prevention. This was told to journalists in Kazanlak by the Minister of Interior Daniel Mitov, who is a guest at the opening of the project "Days of Innovation for the Protection of Nature from Fires", organized by the Forestry University, Kazanlak Municipality - under the European Union project under the program "Horizon 2020: Innovative Technologies and Socio-Ecological-Economic Solutions for Fire-Resistant Territories in Europe" – FIRE-RES.
According to the Minister, the General Directorate "Fire Safety and Population Protection" is prepared for the upcoming season."The demonstration of readiness is, on the one hand, mandatory, but you know that at the European level, issues of deeper integration between European countries are also being raised regarding the safety of the population and the fight against fires in general, especially forest fires", the Minister pointed out.
And I emphasize that what needs to be done continuously is to warn people to handle flammable materials very carefully, not to burn stubble, to be very cautious and to comply with fire safety rules. "The Bulgarian forest is a value that we must protect", emphasized Mitov.
We know where the risk areas are, I would like to see a campaign prepared on social networks as soon as possible, which would warn people about how to handle fire, what the risks are and how to protect the forest, but also everyone else's property, he also pointed out.