The trustee of Compromís, Joan Baldoví, together with the regional deputies Gerard Fullana and Paula Espinosa, accompanied by the provincial deputy Ximo Perles, met this morning in Xaló with mayors of the Marina Alta and the Marina Baixa to analyze the management of the Mazón Government in the face of the recent fire in the area and the budget cuts in fire prevention.
During the meeting, Joan Baldoví denounced "that the PP and Vox Government has reduced aid to municipalities for fire prevention by 2 million euros, the amount for hiring forest firefighters and material resources by 13 million euros, and has The budget for hiring personnel to clean roads and municipal areas through Labora has been reduced by 40%, which is so necessary for city councils. "That is the outlook regarding facing the fire of a climate change denialist government, which manipulates fire risk levels and allows agricultural creams to be made on high-risk days."
The mayors of Xaló, Alcalalí, Ràfol d'Almúnia, Dénia, Orba, Gata de Gorgos, Jesús Pobre, Els Poblets, Ondara, Vall d'Ebo, Pedreguer and Altea and have shown "deep concern about the PP and Vox cuts in fire prevention devices and in the deployment of means to face them, since this cut bloody affects municipalities with less than 5.000 inhabitants.
They have also noted "the most absolute indignation at the fact that the Mazón Government had not prohibited agricultural burning in a few days with weather conditions that pointed to the need to take measures in that regard." Likewise, they have expressed "the lack of foresight to deal with possible new fires in some regions where the drought is being especially intense."
Compromís has registered requests for specific responses to this fire in the Valencian Courts. According to what they indicate, these demands are based on knowing "what were the reasons why Emergencies had decreed a low and medium risk of fire, while AEMET warned of a very high risk, and who is responsible; and why agricultural burning was not prohibited, knowing the drought conditions and high temperatures. In addition, they have announced that the Minister of Justice and the Interior will have to report in the parliamentary chamber on what the Consell's policy on fire extinction and prevention is.
On the other hand, Baldoví has explained that "we are studying legal actions due to the way of proceeding of the PP and Vox Government regarding the fire that has affected Tàrbena, Xaló, Alcalalí and Parcent and we ask for the resignation of the Minister of Justice and Interior."
