The Councillor for Citizen Security of the City of Totana, Roque Molina Legaz, accompanied by members of Civil Protection, attended the presentation ceremony of the new pumper truck to fight forest fires, designed by the Directorate General Environment of the Ministry Sustainable Development Espuña area.
The event, held in nearby town of Alhama, was also the director General of the Environment, Rodrigo A.
Ewe, the local mayor, Juan Romero, Chief Espuña Zone, and the general director of the Natural Park, and other officials.
The truck, according to Councilman Safety, "is to increase the operational capacity of the forest catches in the area, who are the first line of fire fighting, and this new vehicle will greatly enhance the operational capacity of Espuña forest catches to the doors of a long-expected summer with high temperatures and low humidity. "
The new vehicle has a tank with a capacity of 3,000 liters of water, four-wheel drive, 250 hp, rollover protection and a pump capable of throwing up to 2,000 liters of water per minute.
New technology systems that incorporates the vehicle allows fire through barriers and areas of high risk by means of a hydraulic self-defense system of the car.
Likewise, it is able to pass through extreme sloping land.
With this new vehicle, the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning aims to ensure more effective protection of the natural heritage of this area and its region, which highlights particularly important elements of forestry, such as Sierra Espuña, which has undeniable ecological value.
The investment made by the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Regional Planning for the purchase of this truck has been € 150,000.
