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CIVIL PROTECTION Penela increases operability with a third team of Permanent Intervention
The Town Hall of Penela announced that on the 11th of November, a third permanent intervention team (EIP) of the fire-fighters, started to operate. “The entry into operation of this third EIP is the achievement of an important goal for the municipality of Penela: to strengthen the operational capacity, to respond in any emergency or urgency situation in the municipality”, referred the President, Eduardo Santos. In a short ceremony, at the fire station of the Penela Volunteer Fire-fighters, the mayor stressed the fact that the protection of people and goods is a municipal priority, so the Civil Protection has now “more operational capacity, readiness and more means of assistance”.
Eduardo Santos considered that,
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Penela Volunteer Fire-fighters Celebrate the 42nd birthday
On 4th of December 2022, there was the celebration of the 42nd anniversary of the Penela Volunteer Fire-fighters. In his intervention, the mayor of Penela congratulated and Paid tribute to the work carried out by the Humanitarian Association over the years. Eduardo Nogueira dos Santos recalled and praised the solidarity, spirit of mission and humanist of the founders, as well as all volunteers and collaborators who dedicate their daily lives to the protection of life, health and dignity of the populations. The mayor also thanked the support of the fire-fighters families, because the “time they spend in this humanitarian mission means they are not at home”.
despite te “significant financial effort”, is “absolutely essential” to have another team so that there is “a renewed confidence in tranquillity of the population”. To fund 50% of the action of the three EIPs, the municipality of Penela will have to invest 110 thousand euros per year, and the other half is fund by the central government.
Municipality drew the attention of the population to the program “Safe Villages Safe People”
The objective is to protect people located in the urbanforest interface, through the implementation and management of protection zones and refuge places in the small villages, as well as make people aware of risk behaviour and its prevention and to promote selfprotection measures and prepare for rural fires, in order to reinforce their security.
